New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with eminent sportspersons in the country and told them they have an important role to play in boosting the morale of the nation amid the lockdown period due to Covid-19 outbreak.
While praising the sportspersons for bringing glory to the nation through stellar performances on the fied, the PM said that they can play a crucial role in spreading the message of social distancing along with asking people to continuously follow advisories given during lockdown.
The Prime Minister, who interacted with sportspersons through video conferencing told them that they can reach out to citizens and spread the message of positivity to fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
He also said that COVID-19 is an adversary of the entire humanity and the gravity of the situation can be ascertained from the fact that for the first time since World War II, the Olympics has been postponed.
He underlined that the traits learnt in sports training viz the ability to face challenges, self-discipline, positivity and self-belief are the essential tools to combat the spread of the virus.
During the virtual interaction, the PM gave them five-point mantra of ‘Sankalp, Sanyam, Sakaratmakta, Samman Sahyog’ to tackle COVID-19.
He also asked them to highlight the importance of both physical and mental fitness and also popularize guidelines released by AYUSH Ministry.
More than 40 top sportspersons from across disciplines including Bharat Ratna Shri Sachin Tendulkar, BCCI President Shri Sourav Ganguly, Women’s Hockey team captain Rani Rampal, ace badminton player PV Sindhu and many others participated in the video conference.
