Question: Recently, senior Congress leader and former union minister Akhilesh Das Gupta passed away. He was the president of association for-
(a) Tennis
(b) Badminton
(c) Kabaddi
(d) Shooting
Answer- (b)
Related facts:
- On April 12th, 2017, senior Congress leader and former union minister Akhilesh Das Gupta passed away. He was 56 years.
- He was the President of the Indian Badminton Association (BAI) in present.
- He was also Vice President of the Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association (UPOA), Vice President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Vice President of Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC).
- He was a three-time Rajya Sabha member (1996-2014) and the Union Steel Minister during 2006-2008.
- He was born on March 31, 1961.
- He was the son of former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and freedom fighters Babu Banarsi das.
Reference:
http://www.badmintonindia.org/download/news/President%20BAI.pdf
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/akhilesh-das-gupta-badminton-association-of-india/1/926913.html
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhilesh_Das