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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Leander Paes for good show at Australian Open
Both PM and President took to micro-blogging site twitter to praise Paes, who won his 15th career Grand Slam on Sunday.
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Leander Paes along with Martina Hingis won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open. (Source: Reuters)
President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated tennis ace Leander Paes for winning the Australian Open mixed doubles crown with Switzerland’s Martina Hingis.
Both PM and President took to micro-blogging site twitter to praise Paes, who won his 15th career Grand Slam title in Melbourne on Sunday.
Leander Paes continues to make us proud! I congratulate him on the Mixed Doubles win with Martina Hingis at the Australian Open. @Leander
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 1, 2015
Congratulations to Leander Paes on the Mixed Doubles win at the Australian Open# PresidentMukherjee
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) February 1, 2015
“Leander Paes continues to make us proud! I congratulate him on the Mixed Doubles win with Martina Hingis at the Australian Open,” there was a tweet from PMO.
“Congratulations to Leander Paes on the Mixed Doubles win at the Australian Open# PresidentMukherjee” read President Mukherjee’s tweet.
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