Indian boxer Narender Berwal, a Commonwealth Games silver medallist, recounts a past incident during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Berwal says that during the 2015 World Military Games, his opponent from Pakistan told him, “I hate the name Narendra.”
According to Berwal’s account, he later shared the story with Modi after winning a Commonwealth Games medal and receiving a felicitation. The outlets describe Modi’s reaction as amused, with the remark framed as a moment from Berwal’s sporting interactions rather than a new diplomatic dispute. The reports focus on the personal anecdote from a bout rather than on further details about the match itself, such as scoring or officials’ responses.
While the coverage centers on the boxer’s recollection and Modi’s reaction, all references point to the same event: Berwal’s 2015 encounter with a Pakistani boxer and the specific phrase “I hate the name Narendra.”
