IAS officer and Badminton Player Suhas L Yathiraj has been honoured by the karnataka government for winning a silver medal for the country in the Tokyo Paralympic 2020.
The IAS officer has been posted as the DM Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida), Uttar Pradesh.
”Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai and Governor Thawer Chand Gehlot felicitated Yathiraj in a programme in Bengaluru on Monday,” Gautam Buddh Nagar district information officer Rakesh Singh Chauhan said.
Mr Chauhan added, “the government has handed over him a cheque of Rs 1 lakh felicitated him with a shawl and turban. “
The IAS officer, who has an impairment in one of his ankles, had shown his best performance at the global event before loosing 21-15 17-21 15-21 to two-time world champion Mazur in a 62-minute summit clash.
