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Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore has called actor Akshay Kumar a true sportsman. Akshay yesterday tweeted a video in which he is seen playing a badminton match with the players of Khelo India, a government initiative to strengthen the sports ecosystem by encouraging mass participation and promoting excellence.
"Dropped by to cheer the players of Khelo India today, a great initiative for development of sports and couldn't resist a quick badminton match," Akshay captioned the video. Re-tweeting the video, Rathore wrote: "Well done Akshay Kumar, that's true sportsman spirit."
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Dropped by to cheer the players of <a href="https://twitter.com/kheloindia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kheloindia</a> today, a great initiative for development of sports and couldn't resist a quick badminton match u00f0u009fu008fu00b8 <a href="https://t.co/yZil8cd9II">pic.twitter.com/yZil8cd9II</a>
&mdash; Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) <a href="https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/960869091857829888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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