It was disheartening to read the story published in MiD DAY on Wednesday, 'Power-puff mom', which reported that Kusum, mother of powerlifter Prem Kadam, sold her mangalsutra to fund his participation in an international championship.
It was disheartening to read the story published in MiD DAY on Wednesday, 'Power-puff mom', which reported that Kusum, mother of powerlifter Prem Kadam, sold her mangalsutra to fund his participation in an international championship. The story was published in MiD DAY on April 15
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He has received no sponsorship from the state to participate in the Asian Powerlifting Championship, to be held in Karnataka on May 1.
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Kusum has made a great sacrifice, but shame on our government who fails to recognise any sport other than cricket.u00a0 With Abhinav Bindra's victory at the Olympics, the government must realise that we have talent in various sports.
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