New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for transforming sports from a niche pursuit into a nationwide mass movement, following his participation in the Sansad Khel Mahotsav in Dibrugarh.

Addressing athletes, students and local residents, the Dibrugarh LSC MP Sarbananda Sonowal said the initiative reflects the Prime Minister's larger vision of linking fitness, discipline and youth empowerment with nation-building.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given sports a central place in India's development journey by turning fitness and athletic excellence into a people's movement," Sarbananda Sonowal said.

"I call upon our youth and citizens t...