"khel, khel mein": Anurag Thakur plays cricket with locals in Hamirpur
May 07, 2024
Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 7 : Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, who is the BJP candidate from the Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, played cricket with the locals.
He posted a small clip of him playing cricket on X on Tuesday and captioned it "khel, khel mein". The video showed Anurag Thakur stepping out of the crease and hitting the ball for a huge hit.
As sports minister, Thakur has been promoting the Fit India movement and Khelo India programmes. He is also a former BCCI president.
Elections on four Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh (Hamirpur, Mandi, Kangra and Shimla) will be held on June 1 in the last phase of general elections. Thakur is seeking his fifth term as MP from Hamipur.