Kapil Dev Wants Media To Show Stories Of Soldiers!

India’s first World Cup winning skipper Kapil Dev, who was commissioned into the Territorial Army (TA) as an honorary lieutenant colonel in 2008, urged the media not to present sensational stories to audiences but to show stories of youngsters who sacrificed their lives for our country.

Kapil’s comments came after he attended Atharva Foundation’s special initiative to pay tribute to the Indian armed forces along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Vikram Gokhale, Aftab Shivdasani, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Rohini Hattangadi here on Wednesday.

Talking about the Atharva Foundation’s initiative where dignitaries felicitated Indian soldiers and their families, the legendary cricketer said: “I felt really happy to be a part of this great initiative because here we felicitated and had a conversation with our real heroes. People involved with this imitative are really passionate people.”

“I think it’s like a mission and we have to carry forward this mission and I think a lot of things depends upon media that how much preference they want to give to such initiatives through their broadcasting.

“I would like to urge media that we shouldn’t present sensational stories for the audience instead of that, we should show stories of youngsters who sacrificed their lives for the country,” he added.