Mission Shakti launched by Aamir Khan

Mission Shakti is an initiative by Maharashtra minister Sudhir Mungantiwar to train athletes from Chandrapur and Gadchiroli for international events like the Olympics. Aamir Khan was a part of the launch function of the same which took place on Sunday.

Aamir Khan addressed the crowd and said, “I don’t remember much that I learnt in school except sports. It teaches us how to complete tasks through teamwork. It trains us to handle the situation during ups and downs.”

He also felicitated a team of tribal mountaineers who had recently climed the Mount Everest as a part of Mission Shaurya. Mungantiwar said youth from Chandrapur and Gadchiroli, through Mission Shakti, will get a chance to win medals and laurels for India in international events.