Diu, May 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted sports 'transformative force' and how the Khelo India Beach Games were a watershed moment in the nation's sporting history.

In his message to the Games organisers in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and the Sports Authority of India, PM Modi congratulated and bestowed his wishes, saying that the Beach Games promise to make waves in India's sporting calendar.

PM Modi said the choice of Diu as the venue of the Khelo India Beach Games was "fitting" and said as quoted from a press release by SAI Media, "An amalgamation of sun, sand and water, they enhance the physical challenge and at the same time, celebrate our coastal heritage," said PM Modi, a...