Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the demise of table tennis player Vishwa Deenadayalan, 18, who died in a road accident while travelling from Guwahati to Shillong for the Senior National and Inter-State table tennis championships. 

“The demise of TT champion Vishwa Deenadayalan is shocking and saddening. He was admired by fellow players and distinguished himself in many competitions. My thoughts are with his family,” Modi tweeted.