Youngest ever Mount Everest climber Malavath Purna congratulated by Narendra Modi

IANS

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS): Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi Sunday congratulated 13-year-old Malavath Purna who became the youngest girl to scale Mount Everest.

"Was very happy to read this. Congrats to our youngsters. They make us truly proud," Modi said in a tweet, while sharing a news article on it.

Purna, from Andhra Pradesh, successfully climbed the peak early Sunday.