Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced on Saturday that the Sports University, Patiala, will establish a chair in legendary Milkha Singh’s name. India’s track-and-field icon Milkha Singh passed away of COVID-19 related complications on Friday night.
“We are going to have a Milkha Singh Chair in Sports University, Patiala,” the Chief Minister told media persons outside Milkha Singh’s Sector 8 residence here. Chief Minister Singh was accompanied by state Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi in his visit to Milkha’s son Jeev and other family members to offer condolences.
During his visit to the deceased athlete’s residence here, Singh carried a snap of the sprinter with Nehru. “…this was the picture taken with Pandit Ji (Nehru) when he had declared a national holiday in 1960.. I wish I could have made it a national holiday, but I cannot do that,” the CM said.
“We (Punjab govt) have declared state mourning and the flag (tricolour) will fly half-mast. We are according a state funeral,” Singh added.
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