Reportedly chief minister stalin has given an incentive of Rs 30 lakh to chess grand master Pragnananda. The world cup Chess Series was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the final, 18-year-old indian Grandmaster Pragnananda from chennai faced off against top seed Magnus Carlsen of Norway. With the first two games ending in draws, Magnus Carlsen and Pragnananda faced each other in a tie-breaker to decide the winner. After two rapid-fire games, Magnus Carlsen won the world cup Chess champion title. Pragnananda, who gave him a great challenge, came second.
Meanwhile many people are praising Pragnananda who fought against the world giants till the finals and lost. In that way, chief minister stalin congratulated Pragnananda and congratulated him by calling him while he was abroad. Also, chief minister stalin asked Pragnananda to come and meet him when he came to tamil Nadu. In this situation, Pragnananda returned to chennai this morning after finishing second and winning silver in the world cup Chess Tournament. He was given an enthusiastic welcome when he arrived at the chennai airport. Subsequently, the chief minister went to Stalin's camp house and personally met and congratulated the chess grandmaster Pragnananda. To encourage him, chief minister stalin gave Pragnananda an incentive of Rs.30 lakh. During this meeting, minister Udayanidhi stalin and Pragnananda's parents were present.
In this regard, chief minister stalin said on his X page, "I was very happy to meet the young talent Pragnananda who returned to chennai with success! Pragnananda's achievements bring pride not only to tamil Nadu but to the country itself. I honored Pragnananda with a memento and an incentive of 30 lakh rupees. Such measures reflect our government's commitment to nurture young talent in sports. Keep up the same pace and conquer the challenges ahead, Pragnananda!” has posted that.
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