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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh seeks Bharat Ratna for hockey legend
Updated On: 22 August, 2019 10:44 AM IST | Punjab | mid-day online correspondent
Balbir Singh (Sr), 94, was a member of three Olympic gold medal-winning teams - at London (1948), Helsinki (1952) and Melbourne (1956)
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Chandigarh: The Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking the highest civilian award of the country Bharat Ratna for ailing triple Olympic hockey gold medallist Balbir Singh Senior.
Tagging the letter, Amarinder Singh tweeted on Thursday "Wrote to PM Narendra Modiji, requesting to award Bharat Ratna to Shri Balbir Singh (Sr) for his outstanding performance in hockey."
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