PV Sindhu: Never thought my racquet would serve such a unique, noble purpose

Double Olympic Medal winner PV Sindhu on Sunday said she never thought that her racquet would serve such a unique and noble purpose on PM Memento eAuction and her contribution to the NamamiGange programmeI got to know about NamamiGange mission and I couldnt feel more proud for the fact that I can also contribute towards cleaner greener India I gifted my Olympic Badminton racquet from Olympics to Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently and that racquet is being auctioned along with other gifts received by honourable PM sir from September 17 to October 7 to raise funds for NamamiGange mission said PV Sindhu in a video tweeted by Ministry of CultureNever thought that my racquet would serve such a unique and a noble purpose I am eagerly waiting for September 17 to see who is going to be that lucky person to get my racquet and contribute towards the cleanliness and well being of river Ganga Come on join me in this noble cause and lets make our Ganga river cleaner and greener once again she saidEarlier Neeraj Chopras Tokyo Olympics javelin and Lovlina Borgohains boxing gloves hogged the limelight on day two of the third edition of the eauction of gifts presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on SaturdayNeerajs javelin and Lovlinas boxing gloves have currently fetched Rs 10 crore respectively according to the PM Mementos website Star shuttler PV Sindhus racket and badminton bag have fetched Rs 90000100 till nowThe prestigious and memorable gifts presented to PM Modi for the third edition of the eauction include sports gear and equipment presented by winners of the Tokyo Paralympics and the Tokyo Olympic GamesThe third edition of the eauction of gifts presented to PM Modi is being held from September 17 to October 7 through the web portal httpspmmementosgovinOther interesting artefacts include replicas of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir Chardham Rudraksh Convention Centre models sculptures paintings angavastras among othersIn this round of eauctions around 1330 mementoes are being eauctioned Javelin used by gold medalist Sumit Antil in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and the javelin used by Neeraj Chopra in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are the items with the highest base price at Rs one crore eachThe lowestpriced item is a smallsized decorative elephant for Rs 200Some of the other items like boxing gloves used by Lovlina Borgohain that are blue with strapped handles at the bottom signed by the player herself are also put for the auction read a PIB releaseThe badminton racket autographed by Krishna Nagar Gold Medallist in Paralympics is also in the bidAlso there is a Table Tennis racket autographed by Bhavina Patel Silver Medallist Tokyo 2020 Paralympic GamesAccording to PIB proceeds from the eauction shall go to the Namami Gange Mission aimed at conserving and rejuvenating GangaAccording to the statement Narendra Modi is the firstever Prime Minister of India who has decided to auction all the gifts he receives for a noble cause of conserving the lifeline of the country the river Ganges through NamamiGangeThe PM has often described Ganga as a symbol of the countrys cultural glory and faith and that from the point of the rivers origin at Gaumukh in Uttarakhand to where it merged with the sea in West Bengal the mighty river enriched the lives of half of the countrys populationCheck out all the latest news and updates on IPL 2021This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever