Sports is beneficial for the mental and physical development of students, said Mysore division officer Dhananjay.

Speaking after inaugurating the D S M Yahya Memorial Milind Cup Cricket Tournament in Giraguru Milinda Educational Institute near Kushalnagar on Thursday, he said students must involve themselves in creative activities and must learn English along with their mother tongue.

S M Saheed, a coffee grower from Suntikoppa said nowadays sports is being encouraged even in rural areas. 

Students must make use of such opportunities and involve themselves in sports activities, he added.  Mysore Zilla Panchayat member Chawdaiah, ZP former member Rehmat Jaan Babu and Periyapattana Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee former president C C Sadashivappa and entrepreneur S M Ashraf spoke. Dharmadarshi R S Doddanna spoke introductorily. 

Periyapattana Taluk Panchayat president B A Neelmma, vice-president B D Rani, member Gayatri, Taluk Aadi Jambava Sangha president Belalu Krishnamoorthi, Sangha honorary president Doddaharave Vasu, coffee grower S M Hussain, S M Naseer, S M Zaheer, Noorunnisa Siddi and Gram Panchayat  former member Ambuja Bai participated.  Head teacher Bindu Kumari and teachers Manjula and Sureshkumar were present.