AGARTALA: A committee of the ruling BJP of Tripura has proposed the name of champion gymnast Dipa Karmakar as the state’s brand ambassador to the government, UNI reports.
The 24-year-old made headlines recently after her Gold medal win at the FIG World Challenge Cup in Mersin in Turkey. This follows her Rio 2016 exploits in which she had secured a fourth place finish. She is the first Indian to achieve both these feats.
“We are really proud to see Dipa Karmakar won a gold medal in an international event in Turkey.
“The party earnestly requests the state government to make her brand ambassador for the state of Tripura, which the state government has been looking for to promote the potential of Tripura across world”, BJP Tripura’s general secretary Pratima Bhowmik told the newswire.
Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb said: “We are indebted to Dipa for her success not only she achieved gold medal but for her contribution India scripted a history in the event of athletics.
“People of the world now got to know the name of Tripura for Dipa Karmakar. Despite several odds and deficiencies in infrastructure she displayed her talent and become inspiration for all of us.”
