Chennai Mar 28 PTI The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday presented a cash award of Rs 10 lakh to Padma Shri Anitha Pauldurai for her contribution to the basketball team The gesture would help her realise her dream of owning a car said Amar Prasad Reddy president of the youth development and sports cell of the party During a function organised here to honour the sportsperson party president of the State K Annamalai promised the sum to help her buy the car Accordingly BJP State vice- president M N Raja accompanied by Amar Prasad Reddy presented her a cheque for Rs 10 lakh the party said The former captain of the basketball team played for 18 years and is the first Indian woman to have played nine Asian Basketball Confederation championships She had won 30 medals in the national championships Anitha Pauldurai received the fourth highest civilian award in 2021 from President Ram Nath Kovind PTI JSP NVG NVG
Chennai Sep 20 PTI The BJP Tamil Nadu unit has appointed Amar Prasad Reddy as its state President of the newly created Youth Development and Sports Cell Reddys appointment was announced by BJP state president K Annamalai in a party statement The cell was formed coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modis birthday on September 17 and with an aim to promote young sporting talent from Tamil Nadu and bring laurels to the state the release said The release said India put up a good show in the just concluded Tokyo Olympics 2020 due to the importance accorded to the sports sector by the Prime Minister PTI SA SS SS
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