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Giving it a thought? Abhinav Bindra | Hailing the success of Olympic shooter Abhinav Bindra, Railways Minister Lalu Prasad yesterday hinted that railways might rope in the ace shooter to become its brand ambassador. To a question whether railways plan to project Bindra as its brand ambassador, he quipped "Yes, he may be." On another question as to why the railways has not given any cash award to the shooter, Prasad said, "Money is not everything. He has done the country proud and he is being honoured from all quarters." Railways is considering to offer better jobs opportunities to sportspersons, he said. "We are thinking of bringing a proposal to give them job in higher grade services. So far, the sportspersons are given jobs in Group C and Group D categories," he added. Prasad announced a free lifetime train travel pass for Bindra which would be valid for first class AC travel on all trains, including Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains. Lauding Bindra's achievement that makes him the first ever individual Olympic gold medallist for India, Prasad said that his remarkable achievement should inspire other Indian athletes.
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