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Legendary Athlete PT Usha And Music Mastero Ilaiyaraaja Nominated To Rajya Sabha

PT Usha

PT Usha expressed her happiness through a tweet in which she said “Elated by the wonderful wishes from all over India! Your support and faith in me.

New Delhi: Athletics legend Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha, often called P.T. Usha, has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, along with music maestro Ilaiyaraaja.

PM Narendra Modi took on Twitter to congratulate the legend athlete he said “The remarkable PT Usha Ji is an inspiration for every Indian. Her accomplishments in sports are widely known but equally commendable is her work to mentor budding athletes over the last several years. Congratulations to her on being nominated to the Rajya Sabha.”

PT Usha expressed her happiness through a tweet in which she said “Elated by the wonderful wishes from all over India! Your support and faith in me will go a long way in shaping my journey forward from here. Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat.”

She also attached an image of her being fed a piece of cake.

Payyoli Express, as her fans call her Usha has won medals for India in various international sporting events, including the Asian Games, the Asian Championships, and the World Junior Invitational Meet. She has set and surpassed many national and Asian records during her career.
R.Gnanathesikan, known by his stage name Ilaiyaraaja has also been nominated . Let’s have a look at it some of his major achievements in his arena.
*He won the Kerala state award for best background music in 1994 and 1998 and best for best music director in 1995.
*In 2013 he was facilitated with the Sangeet Natak Akademi award.
*He has been awarded the National award three times.
*He won India’s third highest civilian award The Padma Bhushan in 2010.
Filmmaker V. Vijayendra Prasad and philanthropist Veerendra Heggade are other nominees.
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