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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Arunima Sinha for successfully climbing Mount Vinson

| @indiablooms | Jan 04, 2019, at 04:00 pm

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated amputee mountaineer Arunima Sinha for successfully climbing Mount Vinson.

Mount Vinson is the is the highest mountain in Antarctica.

Modi appreciated the mountaineer and called her a 'pride' of the nation.

"Excellent! Congratulations to @sinha_arunima for scaling new heights of success. She is the pride of India, who has distinguished herself through her hardwork and perseverance. Wishing her the very best for her future endeavours," Modi tweeted.

Arunima earlier tweeted about her latest achievement and even tagged the Prime Minister to inform him on the issue.

Sinha said: "The wait is over we are glad to share with you The World record World's 1st woman amputee who climbed Mount Vinson (highest peak of Antarctica) has become to the name of our country India Thank's to all for their blessings and pray Jai Hind @PMOIndia @narendramodi @Ra_THORe."

Who is Arunima Sinha:

She is the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest. She is now the first  woman amputee mountaineer to climb Mount Vinson.

Story of a Fighter:

She was a national level volleyball player who was pushed from a running train by some robbers in 2011 while she was resisting them. As a result, one of her legs had to be amputated below the knee.

Image: SCPwD - Skill Council for Persons with Disability Twitter page

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