New Delhi: Cricketer Virat Kohli has postponed the ‘RP-SG Indian Sports Honours’, which was scheduled to take place Saturday, as a ‘mark of respect’ to the CRPF personnel martyred in the Pulwama terrorist attack. The programme is an initiative of Virat Kohli Foundation and RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group.
“The RP-SG Indian Sports Honours function has been postponed. At this heavy moment of loss that we all find ourselves in, we would like to cancel this event that was scheduled to take place tomorrow (Saturday),” Kohli wrote on his twitter handle Friday night.
The sporting fraternity, including Kohli, had joined the country in condemning the dastardly attack.
The Indian captain annually rewards excellence in sports and nurtures promising athletes through his foundation.
“The RP-SG Indian Sports Honours that was supposed to happen tomorrow night has been postponed by Virat as a mark of respect to the CRPF jawans who were martyred at Pulwama by a tragic terror attack,” the foundation said in a statement.
“The who’s who of entertainment and sports industry were supposed to be present for the award ceremony. Every partner and all the sport stars and delegates associated with this award have been informed and communicated with, stating that hosting an event was unacceptable at this moment when India is mourning the death of its jawans,” it added.
PTI