India's newly-appointed Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju Friday said he will carry forward the programmes of his predecessor Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, saying continuity and team work are the main ingredients of success. "There is something called continuity. Things from the past should be carried forward and new things should be added if it is good," Rijiju replied when asked about whether he would continue Rathore's programmes.

"The Khelo India programme which the Prime Minister started we will take forward. We will continue to promote traditional sports alongside modern sports." "We (ministers and bureaucrats) will have to work as team as team work is the essence of success," he added. Rijiju, who replaced Rathore, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving him an opportunity to work for the youth of the nation. "I would like to thank Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji for giving me this fantastic opportunity to work for the youth of this country," said Rijiju after taking charge of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.