Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh): Sreejal Chandrakar, a Class 9 student of Central School in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, has been selected to witness the landing of Chandrayaan-2 on the Moon surface along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bengaluru on September 7.
She has been selected for the event on the basis of an online quiz where she was the winner.
Chhattisgarh girl to witness Chandrayaan-2 landing with PM In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, Chandrakar said that this is the biggest moment of her life so far.
"To be very frank I never imagined that I would get such an opportunity in my life. This is a very big opportunity for me and I am so excited to witness the event," said the jubilant girl.
Giving credit of her success to her father, she further said that she didn't do any special preparation for the quiz competition and credited her father for her success.
"I owe it to my father. He is a man with vast knowledge who keeps teaching me about each and everything. Apart from this, credit goes to my teachers too. Things that were told by the teachers about all these subjects in the school came handy in the quiz competition," added Sreejal.
On whether she was planning to ask any specific questions to the Prime Minister, she said, "Given a chance, I would like to talk to the Prime Minister and ask him about his plans for further development of the country."
It is to be noted that two students from every state have been selected for the event on the basis of an online quiz.
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