Ace spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was surprised when Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned him while praising the contribution of Indian origin Tamil community in Sri Lanka, and feels that it is a great honour for him.
Modi, while addressing the Indian-origin Tamils in Colombo yesterday, said the community “gifted” the world ace cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan and national icon ‘Puratchi Thalaivar’ MGR.
“It is a pleasant surprise for me that Modi mentioned my name in his address,” Muralitharan told.
- PTI