Udupi district's senior RSS leader Somashekhar Bhatt gets call from PM Modi
Udupi: In a bid to inquire health of senior citizens in the view of coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday phoned Somashekhar Bhatt, senior RSS leader and former Udupi municipality president.
At 8:30 am, Somasekhar Bhatt's wife received the call. Two minutes later, 85-year-old Somanna received the call and became emotional after hearing Modi's voice. The Prime Minister, who started the conversation with 'Somashekharji', spoke for about six minutes.
He recalled how the Jana Sangh had come to power in Udupi municipality under the leadership of Dr. VS Acharya in 1968, and about his membership in the party since then. He also recalled that he was jailed during the emergency.
"I am very glad that PM Modi called and spoke to me. I shared the experience of meeting him at the Jaipur session. Asked to take care of health, and expressed concern. This is a rare honor for me".
H. Somashekhar Bhat, Senior BJP Leader
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SRH beat CSK by 10 runs
Hyderabad (PTI): Nitish Kumar Reddy and Eshan Malinga shared five wickets between them as hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in their IPL match here on Saturday.
Defending 195, Hyderabad restricted struggling CSK to 184 for eight. CSK have crashed to fourth defeat in six matches.
Abhishek Sharma (59) and Heinrich Klaasen (59) took CSK to 194 for nine with their splendid batting. For CSK, Jamie Overton and Anshul Kamboj picked up three wickets apiece while Mukesh Choudhary bagged two.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 194 for 9 in 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 59, Heinrich Klaasen 59; Jamie Overton 3/37, Anshul Kamboj 3/22).
Chennai Super Kings: 184 for 8 in 20 overs. (Ayush Mhatre 30, Matthew Short 34; E Malinga 3/29, N Reddy 2/31).
