Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor Purushotham has urged District Minister S.T. Somashekar and Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha to recommend the name of senior international sportsperson of city M. Sukumar for the prestigious ‘Padma Shri’ award this year. Addressing a press meet here recently, Purushotham said that Sukumar, who is a swimmer and a handball player of repute, had represented the State and the country in many national and international meets.
Besides being a good swimmer and a handball player, he has coached individuals and teams, with many of them going on to win medals, he said and added that Sukumar has also rendered service as a sports commentator and administrator.
