Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has given Rs. 1.45 crore to five sportspersons in the State, including a differently-abled woman who won honours in international contests.

Ms. Jayalalithaa presented a cheque for Rs. 25 lakh to Jenitha Anto of Tiruchirappalli for winning an international chess tournament held in Serbia last month. This is the fourth time she had won the tournament.

The Chief Minister gave Rs. 1.20 crore incentive to four other sportspersons, C. Ajith Kumar, R. Naveen, L. Samayasri, and S. Priyadarshini who had won medals in different events at the World School Athletics Championship in Turkey in July.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Chennai / by Special Correspondent / Chennai – August 08th, 2016