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Stalin Felicitates Gukesh, Hands Over Cheque For Rs 75 Lakh

By IANS News April 28, 2024 • 17:30 PM View: 358

Sports Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday felicitated D. Gukesh, the teenage chess prodigy from the state who has become the young winner of the FIDE Candidates tournament, handing him a cheque for Rs 75 lakh, a citation, and a shawl.

The presentation in which Gukesh's parents - father, Dr Rajinikanth, an ENT specialist, and mother Dr Padmavathy, a microbiologist, and state Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and others were also present, was held at the CM's camp office here, a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office said.

The Tamil Nadu government had presented Rs 15 lakh to Gukesh before he went to the tournament in Canada.

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