New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a video conference meeting with 49 top sportspersons of India, which included cricketers Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virender Sehwag, boxer Mary Kom, chess legend Vishwanathan Anand, badminton player PV Sindhu and sprinter Hima Das, over the topic of COVID-19 situation in the country.
The other prominent names in the meeting included athlete PT Usha, badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, and wrestler Bajrang Punia.
PM Modi during his interaction with the sportspersons shared his five-point mantra of ‘Sankalp (pledge), Sanyam (control), Sakaratmakta (positivity), Samman (respect) and Sahyog (co-operation)’ to tackle COVID-19. PM Modi also said that the sportspersons have brought glory to the nation and now they have an important role to play in boosting the morale of the nation and in spreading positivity, ANI quoted PMO as saying.
Team India captain Virat Kohli along with his wife, Anushka Sharma, has pledged to support the PM-CARES fund and the Maharashtra chief minister’s relief fund. Virat has also posted several messages asking people to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously and support the nation in its fight against the outbreak.
