Narendra Modi mourns the demise of hockey legend Mohammad Shahid
"In the untimely & unfortunate demise of Mohammed Shahid, India has lost a talented sportsman who played with immense passion & vigour," the PM tweeted.
PM Modi said that the help provided to Shahid was not adequate to save the ailing star.
"We tried our level best to save Mohammed Shahid but sadly, neither our help nor prayers were enough to save him. Tributes to him. RIP," he said.
Shahid was a former Indian skipper and an Olympics Gold Medal winner.
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