CM Vijay continues rewarding TN athletes, announces Rs 50 lakh for relay medallists

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh each for Vithya Ramraj and Vishal T K after the two athletes helped India win silver in the mixed 4x400m relay at the Asian Games.

The announcement comes just days after Vijay rewarded G Kamalini with Rs 75 lakh after the young cricketer was part of India's women's T20 team that won gold at the Asian Games.

Vijay had congratulated Kamalini, a



Tamil Nadu native, after India's 147-run win over Sri Lanka in the final. The latest announcement means two sets of Tamil Nadu athletes from India's medal-winning Asian Games teams have now been recognised with cash rewards by the state government.

Vithya and Vishal were part of India's quartet alongside TS Manu and MR Poovamma that clocked 3:14.46 to win silver in the mixed 4x400m relay. Bahrain took gold with a Games-record 3:12.87.