THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chandy also threw his weight behind the team saying that “the state government and the people of Kerala are all excited about his initiative and the government will extend all support to Tendulkar’s team”.
The Chief Minister also announced that the Kerala Blasters will train around 1,25,000 young footballers from the state in the coming months as part of its grassroots development programme. He thanked the team officials for their efforts.
Goodwill Ambassador
Sachin Tendulkar also accepted Oommen Chandy’s request to be the goodwill ambassador of the 35th National Games scheduled to be held in the state in January next year. “It is a huge honour and I will be more than happy to accept the role of the goodwill ambassador and promote sports in the country,”Tendulkar said at the Chief Minister’s Office.