Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya praised Raja Muthupandi after he won silver in the men's 65kg weightlifting at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, completing a comeback with a 286kg total (126kg snatch, 160kg clean and jerk). Malaysia's Aznil Bin Bidin Muhamed took gold with a Commonwealth Games record 299kg. The medal added to India's strong weightlifting performance in Glasgow.
