M.K. Stalin presents Tamil Nadu sports persons cash incentives

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday handed over cash awards totalling Rs 3.98 crore to paralympic athlete T Mariappan and several chess players and a coach for bringing laurels to the country and the state with their sterling performance. Stalin handed over a cheque for Rs 2 crore to Mariappan for winning the silver medal in the high jump event in the recent Tokyo Paralympics.

He also handed over cash incentive of Rs 92 lakh to state chess players and coach, (V. Anand, Aravindh Chithambaram, R.Praggnanandhaa, and R.Vaishali Rs.20 lakh each, coach Srinath Narayanan Rs 12 lakh) who were part of the Indian team that won the Gold in the 2020 FIDE Online Olympiad. IANS

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