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Dr Mahalingam presents cash awards to Tamil Nadu Champions

Cash awards amounting to Rs 3.5 lacs were presented to the champions from the state of Tamil Nadu by Dr N Mahalingam, President, Tamil Nadu Chess Association in an awards function held at Khadi Gramodhyog Bhavan Hall, Chennai. In his welcome address, Dr Mahalingam, extolled the virtues of chess players from Tamil Nadu who with their hardwork and dedication brought glory to the state and the country. He mentioned of Ramananda Adigalar Trust which runs the Kumaraguru Engineering College in Coimbatore, for providing the platform for felicitating the champions of the state.

Mr D V Sundar, Vice President, AICF thanked all those who made the event possible and to the chess players who continue do deliver despite ever increasing odds. In his felicitation address, Mr J C D Prabhakaran, Vice President, TNCA recalled the services of Dr Mahalingam for nearly five decades. He concluded aptly calling Dr Mahalingam a great philanthropist and is truly the "father of Indian chess".

Chief Guest of the function, Dr V Chandrasekaran, CMD, Pentamedia Group, remembered his links with the chess field, when he won a prize in a local chess tournament 35 years back from the hands of tennis maestro Ramanathan Krishnan. He added, "It's a matter of great pride that Tamil Nadu is in the fore front of achievers in the game of chess, where stamina, ability and creativity play a great role in determining the success." Later Dr Chandrasekaran thrilled the audience offering free access and services to play chess in all the branches of Pentamedia in Tamil Nadu.

Concluding the brief function, Mr Manuel Aaron, Secretary, TNCA proposed the vote of thanks, wherein he mentioned the invaluable services rendered by Dr Mahalingam to chess in the state of Tamil Nadu has gone a long way in producing the string of illustrious champions.

List of Awardees

Player

Cash Award

V K Sindhu

Rs 10000

C Delphin

Rs 10000

L Iswarya Shobana

Rs 10000

Nabeela Farheen

Rs 10000

M R Venkatesh

Rs 10000

J Deepan Chakravarthy

Rs 20000

P Mahesh Chandran

Rs 20000

J E Kavitha

Rs 20000

S Kidambi

Rs 20000

G B Prakash

Rs 20000

Aarthie Ramaswamy

Rs 20000

R B Ramesh

Rs 30000

S Meenakshi

Rs 30000

S Vijayalakshmi

Rs 70000

K Sasikiran

Rs 50000

 

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