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‘Mujhe Narendra Naam Se Nafrat Ho Gayi’: Narender Berwal Recalls Pakistani Boxer’s Remark To PM Modi | VIDEO

Indian heavyweight boxer Narender Berwal shared a memorable anecdote with Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his bout against a Pakistani boxer at the 2015 World Military Games. Recalling the conversation, Berwal told Modi how his victory over the Pakistani opponent led to an unusual comment that stayed with him. "Aapka naam Narender hai, aapke coach ka naam Narender hai, aapke Pradhan Mantri ka…

‘Mujhe Narendra Naam Se Nafrat Ho Gayi’: Narender Berwal Recalls Pakistani Boxer’s Remark To PM Modi | VIDEO

Indian heavyweight boxer Narender Berwal recounted an amusing encounter with Pakistani boxer to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Berwal, the silver medallist from the 2015 World Military Games, recounted how the Pakistani boxer remarked about the similarity of their names - "Aapka naam Narender hai, aapke coach ka naam Narender hai, aapke Pradhan Mantri ka naam Narendra hai" - and how this phrase left Berwal in stitches.

The incident happened after Berwal's victory over the Pakistani boxer in their heavyweight match at the 2015 World Military Games in Mungyeong, South Korea. Berwal was recounting the incident to Prime Minister Modi when he shared this amusing anecdote, which PM Modi found particularly memorable.

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