Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi organises football match between rural youths and local police to promote ties

The football match between the youths of the village Kaleetheerthalkuppam and local policemen was organised to promote the harmonious relation between them, said an official statement. Read on to know more...

Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on Sunday organised a friendly football match between the youths and local policemen in a village near here to celebrate the National Youth Day, synchronising with Swami Vivekananda’s birthday.

Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi. (PTI file)

The football match between the youths of the village Kaleetheerthalkuppam and local policemen was organised to promote the harmonious relation between them, said an official statement.

The former IPS officer, who drove to the village as part of her weekend visits to rural areas in the Union territory, pockets said in a release later that the tournament was held in the playground of the Kalaignar Karunanidhi Government Higher Secondary school in the village.

Bedi said the local youths and beat police officers were the players and the purpose of bringing them to play football was to promote rural sports and also to forge community relationship with the police to guide the youth on positive lines.

“This would also help achieve societal harmony with the participation of the youth and the guardians of law and order,” she said.

She distributed certificates and felicitated the best performers in the tournament.