Mann Ki Baat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates rag-picker's son for cracking AIIMS exam

New Delhi: While addressing the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Asharam Chowdhary for qualifying for AIIMS, Jodhpur. He said, “I came across news of a student Asharam Chowdhary from Madhya Pradesh belonging to an extremely poor family. He cleared exam in the first attempt to get admission in MBBS at Jodhpur AIIMS. His father is a rag-picker.

I congratulate him on his success”. He further added, “There are several examples of it, be it Prince Kumar from Delhi whose father is a DTC bus drives, Abhay Gupta from Kolkata who studied under street lights or Afreen Sheikh from Ahmedabad whose father is an auto driver, all of them with their strong will and determination overcame hurdles and achieved success”.

NarendraModi congratulates rag-picker's son for cracking AIIMS exam

#MannKiBaat: PM @NarendraModi congratulates rag-picker's son for cracking AIIMS exam

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