Bollywood star Aamir Khan ambassador of chess?

Posted on February 7, 2007 - , Aamir Khan

Bollywood star Aamir Khan could soon become an ambassador of chess in India to gain popularity in its home country..

Its reported on the Mangalorean.com that Chess Players Association of India (CPAI) said -

“We are in talks with Aamir for some time and he has shown his keenness to become the brand ambassador of chess and help raise its profile in India”.

“If a formal agreement has not been concluded with Aamir yet, it is because we players are extremely busy playing tournaments as well as managing the CPAI affairs,”

“Once Aamir gets involved with CPAI, we plan to involve him in promotion of the game and raise money through events so that needy players can be helped,” the source said.

“We have identified many issues where we need to voice our concern and where we can do better for the benefit of chess and chess players,” the source said.

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One Response to “Bollywood star Aamir Khan ambassador of chess?”

  1. John on June 18th, 2007 9:58 am

    Chess is a great game and should be supported to keep the game alive.

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