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Have lost personal friend in Dalmiya’s death: Jaitley
New Delhi: Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday condoled the demise of Jagmohan Dalmiya, and recalled the veteran sports administrator’s role in making the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) the most powerful body in the game.
Jaitley, who was associated with the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) for over a decade before resigning from the body last year, had worked closely with Dalmiya on several issues related to Indian cricket.
“I woke up early morning today in Hong Kong to receive the sad news of the passing away of Jagmohan Dalmiya, the BCCI president. His passing away is a great loss to the cricket administration, the BCCI, the CAB, his friends and family. To me it is a personal loss as we shared a warm personal relationship for over two decades,” Jaitley wrote on his Facebook page.
“I last met him in Kolkata last month. He was hopeful of recovering. Destiny however, decided otherwise. The game of cricket has lost a great administrator who shifted the home of cricket to India. I have lost a personal friend.”
Jaitley also credited Dalmiya with pioneering private television broadcast of sports events in India, adding that the 75-year-old’s efforts ultimately enabled free speech to become a reality on Indian television.
“I first met him in the early nineties when he and Inderjit Bindra, another veteran cricket administrator, decided to take on the Government of India and defend the BCCI’s right to telecast its own cricket matches and support the game of cricket with the revenues generated by television broadcasting rights,” the 62-year-old said.
“The government contended that ‘national security’ would be threatened if uplinking was allowed to private parties. We succeeded in getting an interim order from the Supreme Court and finally won the case. Thanks to the battle fought by the ‘Dalmiya-Bindra duo, ‘AIRWAVES’ were freed in India and free speech on television became a reality and more meaningful,” he added.
“Having economically empowered the BCCI with the TV money, Dalmiya realized the power of the ‘eyeballs’. India alone accounted for more than seventy five per cent of the TV audiences, an equal amount of sponsorship money and hence India’s influence in the International Cricket Council would also increase. Dalmiya became the president of the ICC and India’s influence in the world of cricket has never looked back.”
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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