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'Goonga Pahalwan' Virender Singh Writes to PM Narendra Modi and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur After Missing Out on Khel Ratna Award Despite Winning Five Deaflympics Medals

Virender claimed, he was deprived of the eight crore INR promised by Haryana government and was also not considered for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna despite winning five Deaflympics medal.

Published: Jan 10, 2024 12:08 AM IST

On the day where twenty-six athletes were handed the honour of Arjuna awards and Badminton Doubles Pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were handed the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, Deaflympics gold medallist Virender Singh, better known as Goonga Pahalwan, shared a post on social media on him missing out on the Khel Ratna award.  He wrote to PM Narendra Modi and Union Minister Anurag Thakur as he was deprived of the eight crore INR promised by Haryana government and was also not considered for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna despite winning five Deaflympics medal. Virender Singh Yadav Set To Return Padma Shri Award to PM Narendra Modi Over Sanjay Singh’s Election As WFI Chief.

Virender Singh Writes to PM Narendra Modi and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur 

माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी, व माननीय खेलमंत्री श्री @ianuragthakur जी, मुझे पांच डेफ ओलंपिक मेडल जीतने के बाद भी खेल रत्न नही मिला, और न ही हरियाणा सरकार ने पॉलिसी के तहत आठ करोड़ रुपये दिए, मेरा गुनाह इतना है मैं मूक-बधिर दिव्यांग खिलाडी हूँ..! #जयहिंद🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/n9KJGQGJUY

— Virender Singh (@GoongaPahalwan) January 9, 2024

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