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New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Maryam Asif Siddiqui, a 12 year old student from Mumbai, who won the Bhagavad Gita Champion League recently, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Thursday.

She won Bhagavad Gita Champion League organized by ISKCON – the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

During her meeting with the Prime Minister, Maryam donated Rs. 11,000  each to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund, and the Swachhta Abhiyan.

The Prime Minister gifted her five books on different religions.

He congratulated her for her achievement, and said her interest in various religions is an inspiration for all Indians.

Maryam was accompanied by her parents, Asif Naseem Siddiqui and Farhan Asif Siddiqui.

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