By: Eastern Eye Staff
Prime minister Narendra Modi has assured former captain Bhaichung Bhutia of unflinching support to football even after the FIFA U-17 World Cup. With less than 100 days left for the country’s first-ever FIFA tournament, Bhutia thanked Modi for his “continuous support to Indian football”. “The Honourable prime minister’s passion for sports is really admirable,” Bhutia said a day after Modi met Indian sporting legends during the inauguration of a stadium in Ahmedabad. “The prime minister has been possibly the biggest supporter of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. He has been standing beside Indian football all throughout and it’s such an…
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