PM Narendra Modi congratulates India's youngest ever Grandmaster, D Gukesh
PM Modi congratulates India's youngest ever Grandmaster, D Gukesh Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated India’s youngest ever Grandmaster D Gukesh on Friday. He won the title at Delhi International Chess Grandmaster Open held on January 15. Narendra Modi called him "champion of chess" and lauded him for his achievement.
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The Prime Minister took to Twitter to congratulate the youngest Grandmaster and wrote "Young D Gukesh has made the country proud by his accomplishment. His diligence and perseverance are noteworthy!"
Father of D Gukesh, Dr Rajinikanth read the tweet and told the media that he is very happy that Prime Minister of India appreciated his son. It is a very proud moment for them. Also Read: Sukhbir Badal expresses gratitude to PM for standing by Sikhs [caption id="attachment_242453" align="aligncenter" width="696"]The champion of chess! Young D Gukesh has made the country proud by his accomplishment. His diligence and perseverance are noteworthy! Congratulations to him and best wishes for his future endeavours. https://t.co/Ot7uf8zGzu — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 18 January 2019
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The chess prodigy started playing chess as an extracurricular activity at an age of seven. What started off as an extracurricular activity soon turned into a passion.
-PTC NEWS 
