Union Minister Anurag Thakur is the first MP to be appointed as a Captain in the Territorial Army.

According to a statement, Thakur, a four-time MP from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh,

was inducted into the Territorial Army as a lieutenant in July 2016 by then Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag. 

Thakur has been promoted and appointed as Captain in 124 Sikh Regiment.

‘Repeated resolution’

According to the information revealed on Wednesday, Minister Anurag Thakur, who was in the Union Cabinet,

said, ‘I am very honored to be a Captain after getting a promotion. I repeat my resolve to serve the people and continue to fulfill my duties towards Mother India ‘.

After passing the SSB exam, Anurag Thakur joined the army after a personal interview in Chandigarh.

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He also participated in the day-long pre-qualification training camp held in Bhopal.

Significantly, Anurag Thakur, an MP from cricket to politics, has also been associated with the sports world. 

Cricket gave him great recognition. Anurag Thakur has a lot of love for cricket since childhood. 

While studying at Dayanand Model School Jalandhar, Anurag has been a player of Punjab Cricket Team U-15 and later U-19. 

With the construction of the International Cricket Stadium in Dharamshala,

he worked a lot for the sports world and created new avenues for the youth in the field of sports and cricket. 

His brother has been of the view that if he had not joined politics, he would have been a great player on the Indian cricket team today.