Hyderabad, November 08: Chief Minister K Rosaiah has complimented ACB joint director Ramesh Masthipuram for his successful participation in the prestigious Athens Classic Marathon held in Athens, Greece on October 31.
This year’s Athens marathon was special as it marked the 2,500th anniversary since the original run was held in 490 B.C. About 12,500 runner from across the world participated in the event. Hyderabad had the distinction of sending the largest contingent from India, with about 20 runners completing the gruelling run.
Rosaiah congratulated Ramesh when the latter called on him yesterday and encouraged him to take up more such pursuits and thus be a source of inspiration to the AP police.
Ramesh said: “The spirit of running a marathon is similar to what policemen do in any job – to overcome all obstacles and surmount any challenge.
I ran the marathon as a testimony to the strength of our force and as a tribute to the numerous policemen who laid down their lives in upholding the values of democracy and in maintaining peace and harmony in society.”
–Agencies