The 86th foundation day of Mandi Gymkhana Club was celebrated with great fanfare and fervour reviving the grand regal traditions and reminiscences of the hoary past when hundreds of states, including Mandi state, were under the princely rulers enjoying the patronage of the then British empire.
Chief guest of the function, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, on the occasion, presented gift to the Club by assuring funds to construct the Club’s boundary wall.
The CM has asked the PWD officials of the “to make an estimate for the construction a boundary wall”, while adding that the funds would be provided by the Government.
Health and Revenue Minister Thakur Kaul Singh, who is also the patron of the Club, expressed gratitude to the former ruler of Mandi state Raja Joginder Sen for donating land and buildings worth crores of rupees to the Gymkhan Club.
Club president RP Kapoor presented a cheque of Rs one lakh to Virbhadra Singh for the Chief Minister’ Relief Fund. Kapoor, along with the Club’s management, honoured the chief guest and a large number of senior citizens with 50-year membership besides attractive gifts and garlands.