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Olympics: Mamata Banerjee congratulates Leander Paes

India Blooms News Service | | Jun 11, 2016, at 10:14 pm

#Mamata Banerjee # Leander Paes #Kolkata #Olympics

Kolkata, June 11 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wishes Indian Tennis star Leander Paes for making it to his seventh straight Olympics.

"Congratulations @Leander for being selected for the Olympics for the seventh time. A great honour," Banerjee tweeted.

The All India Tennis Association (AITA), on Saturday chose veteran Leander Paes to partner Rohan Bopanna in the men's doubles tennis tournament at the Rio Olympics

Paes has 18 Grand Slam titles to his credit.

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