Olympic medal winner and former tennis player Leander Paes joined BJP on Tuesday. A lot of speculations are being made about his joining the party before the Bengal elections. Bengal born Leander Paes praised Narendra Modi a lot.
He said that Narendra Modi’s vision inspired him a lot and he himself wants to focus on youth and sports. Paes said that there is a huge lack of sports infrastructure in the country. Giving an example, he said that despite the scorching heat and rain, there is not a single indoor tennis court in the country.
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Have joined TAC before
His entry into the party has come at a time when BJP is busy campaigning in full swing in Bengal. Elections are to be held in the state in two phases on April 23 and April 29.
Before this, Paes had joined TMC in the year 2021 and also campaigned for the party during the 2022 Goa elections. However, he has not contested any election yet.
Some experts believe that Paes will still not contest the assembly and possibly after the elections, whenever the Rajya Sabha seat from Bengal becomes vacant, he can be sent to the Rajya Sabha. Now he will campaign for the party.
Told- Why joined BJP
In his statement, Paes described joining BJP as an important moment and said that his aim is to work towards empowering children and youth across the country.
He emphasized that India, with its young population, will have to pay special attention to empowering the next generation in the next two-three decades, so that it can emerge as a global superpower.
Praising the Prime Minister’s leadership, Paes said it has been very encouraging and credited the government for the tremendous progress it has made in various fields, including sports infrastructure.
He further said that in the current geopolitical environment, under such leadership, India has a strong chance to emerge as a global power.
Kiren Rijiju praised
Paes said that the youth population in India is huge, there are about 74 crore youth below the age of 26 years in the country, hence there should be focus on sports education, sports infrastructure etc. for the next 20-25 years.
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and other party leaders were also present on this occasion. Rijiju praised Leander Paes a lot and talked about his achievements in the Olympics. Paes recently met party president Nitin Nabin and only then did he decide to join the party.
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