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A spirited performance by visually challenged
Staff Reporter
— Photo: M. Vedhan
Winners all: Social Welfare Minister Geetha Jeevan with the Bargur team that won the tournament in Chennai recently.
CHENNAI: The sheer confidence with which Sudalai Mani hit the ball left Commissioner of Police R. Sekar surprised. The visually challenged boy from Madurai Indian Association for the Blind, besides stealing the show, also bagged the best player award at the 6th South India Adaptive Adapted Volleyball Tournament organised here over two days recently by Nethrodaya, a non-governmental organisation.
In what came as a great confidence booster for all the players, the Commissioner, participating in the valedictory of the programme, interacted with them all.
He watched the concluding part of the volleyball finals between Madurai IAB and Poonamallee Govt. Boys School team held at the Velammal School Grounds in Mogappair which Madurai IAB won. The Commissioner praised the teams for their aggressiveness and good spirits.
Twelve volleyball teams with visually challenged boys and girls from the southern States participated in the tournament.At the prize distribution ceremony, Social Welfare Minister Geetha Jeevan said disability was no hurdle to achieving great things in life. She pointed to Nethrodaya founder C. Govindarajan as the best example of this.
The Madurai IAB team, the Poonamallee team and the Bargur girl’s team received awards from the Minister. At the event, 26 children of blind couples received financial aid for their education.
TVS Sundaram Iyengar & Sons Ltd Vice President Girish Paliath, Vellamal Trust CEO M.V.M. Velmurugan and playback singer Anuradha Sriram participated.
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