Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award To Be Renamed As Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award: PM Narendra Modi

"I have been getting many requests from citizens across India to name the Khel Ratna Award after Major Dhyan Chand. I thank them for their views," Modi wrote while making this announcement.

Major Dhyan Chand (Photo credit: Twitter)

The Khel Ratna award has been renamed as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, August 5.

Check his tweet: 

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