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Srinath Narayanan up to date his followers tgat he acquired his medal.© AFP
Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday knowledgeable that chess participant Srinath Narayanan will get a refund for the obligation he needed to pay to the customs division for bringing within the gold medal he gained earlier this 12 months on the FIDE (International Chess Federation) Online Chess Olympiad. The minister mentioned it was a case of bewilderment between the customs authority and courier firm however the challenge has been resolved now. Taking to Twitter Rijiju wrote: “I’m very upset with this news. My office has already reached out to the athlete. It was a case of misunderstanding between Customs and Courier company. The issue has been resolved. The company has acknowledged the slip up & will return the money to the athlete Srinath Narayanan.”
Earlier, Srinath mentioned he needed to await his gold medal for greater than every week and he additionally ended up paying customized obligation for it.
“The medals are here! Thank you @FIDE_chess. On the way to dispatch them to the rest of the team now. It wasn’t easy getting it! It reached from Russia to India in three days, but took more than a week to reach from Bangalore to Chennai, and had to pay customs duty!” Srinath tweeted.
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In one other tweet, the participant mentioned he acquired the medal and added that the sports activities ministry consultant contacted him and warranted help.
“Update: Happy that Medals have reached more than half the players 🙂 DHL express got in contact, apologized for the inconvenience caused, and have promised a refund. A representative from Sports Ministry also got in touch and promised support. Thanks for the support everyone!” Srinath added.
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