Asiad Appu

The celebrity mascot of the 1982 Asiad held at New Delhi died on 15th May 2005. The Kuttinarayanan was then 5 years old belonged to Guruvayoor Devaswom had risen to instant fame after the Asiad. He stole the minds of the viewers of the Asiad opening ceremony and won the appreciation of Mrs.Indira Gandhi and Mr.Rajiv Gandhi. More on the topic

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