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Maha CM congratulates Indian teams for Kho Kho triumph

Mumbai, Jan 20 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis congratulated the Indian women's and men's teams for their triumph in the first Kho-Kho World Cup on Monday.
In his congratulation message Fadnavis praised women's team captain Priyanka Ingle and her men's team counterpart Prateek Waikar for their unique performance which has brought honor to their state Maharashtra.
"Our sons from Maharashtra have done the feat of carving India's name on the first World Cup. The world champion women's team captain Priyanka Ingle along with teammates Ashwini Shinde, Reshma Rathod, Vaishnavi Pawar and the men's team captain Prateek Waikar along with Suyesh Gargate, Aniket Pote, Aditya Ganpule and Ramji Kashyap cannot be praised enough for this historic achievement.
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