Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday felicitated K. Jennitha Anto, a differently abled international chess player from Tiruchi, who won the women’s title in the 17th IPCA (International Physically disabled Chess Association) world individual chess championship held at Slovakia.
Ms. Anto, a Woman International Master (WIM) title holder, won gold medal for the fifth successive year in the championship. She also bagged a silver medal in the Asian chess championship for differently abled persons held last month.
Mr. Palaniswami, who was on a brief visit to Tiruchi en route to Chennai from Karur, met Ms. Anto at the Circuit House in the city and congratulated her.
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Vellamandi N.Natarajan, Minister for Tourism, M. R.Vijayabhaskar, Minister for Transport, P. Kumar, MP, and K. Rajamani, Collector, were present.