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Expressing interest implicit changing trends among youth, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said young radical were gradually distancing themselves from sports and playgrounds, and it was clip to bring the younker backmost to sports.
He was speaking aft presenting the winners’ trophy to the CISF squad astatine the 74th B.N. Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship tourney held astatine the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium.
Mr. Reddy said helium was determined to transmission younker distant from pub and cause civilization and usher them towards constructive sporting careers. “We person seen however Punjab’s younker were affected. We volition not let this portion to go different Punjab,” helium cautioned.
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy plays shot astatine the 74th B. N. Mullick Memorial All India Police Football Championship - 2026 astatine Gachibowli Stadium successful Hyderabad connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR
The Chief Minister recalled Hyderabad’s affluent shot legacy, stating that the metropolis erstwhile enjoyed a distinguished estimation successful Indian shot history. “From the 1950s to the 1960s, Hyderabad was known arsenic the ‘Nursery of Indian Football’.”
He noted that 7 players from Hyderabad were portion of the Indian shot squad that competed successful the 1956 Olympics. The Hyderabad Police Football Team, helium added, besides earned a commendable estimation astatine the national-level.
Paying tribute to B.N. Mullik, the Chief Minister described him arsenic a “spy master” who played a important relation successful shaping India’s quality system. Minister for Sport and Youth Affairs Vakiti Srihari, Director General of Police B. Shivdhar Reddy and Chairperson of Sports Authority of Telangana Shivsena Reddy, and others were present.
