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is any holiday by milkha singh

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Answered by MuskanS44
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No there is not any holiday of milkha singh
Answered by smartbrainz
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Milkha Singh won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff in1958. As a reward, Vijaylakshmi Pandit declared a National Holiday for the country on Milkha’s request.

Explanation:

During the Commonwealth Games, Milkha Singh won the gold medal and he was being watched by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's sister Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. Government of India and Pandit realized that this was an important and a historic moment as it was the first time that an Indian athlete had won a gold medal. Milkha demanded a national holiday and his request was granted.

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