Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Afshan Ashiq, a woman footballer from Jammu & Kashmir, as an inspiration for girls across the country. Modi's remarks came during an interaction with fitness experts from various sports at the "Fit India Dialogue" on Thursday afternoon.
Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs (MYAS) Minister Kiren Rijiju also took part in the event along with Afshan Ashiq, Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli, Triathalon winner Milind Soman, Paralympics gold medalist Devendra Jhajharia amongst others.
Afshan had been in the headlines for the wrong reasons after a photo of her throwing a stone at J&K police had gone viral in 2017.