Athlete PT Usha, music maestro Ilaiyaraaja nominated to Rajya Sabha

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Legendary athlete P T Usha and music maestro Ilaiyaraaja had been amongst distinguished personalties nominated to Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

Philanthropist and administrator of the Dharmasthala temple Veerendra Heggade and famous display screen author V Vijayendra Prasad had been additionally nominated to the Upper House of Parliament.

“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,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Twitter.

He additionally shared his photos with Usha and Ilaiyaraaja alongside together with his congratulatory messages in separate tweets.

“The creative genius of @ilaiyaraaja Ji has enthralled people across generations. His works beautifully reflect many emotions. What is equally inspiring is his life journey- he rose from a humble background and achieved so much. Glad that he has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha,” Modi stated.

The Rajya Sabha had vacancies within the nominated class.