Prime Minister Narendra Modi Engages In Discussion With India's Leading Gamers to Champion Country's Esports Industry

Following the interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, founder and CEO of 8Bit Creatives and co-founder of S8UL, Animesh Aggarwal, said that it was truly an honour to discuss the rapid rise of Esports in India with the PM. In a bid to drive forward the development of India's burgeoning Esports industry, the country's notable gaming personalities convened in a groundbreaking dialogue with Prime Minister Modi and discussed the growth of the nation's video gaming sector.

"It was truly an honour to discuss the rapid rise of Esports in India with our honorable Prime Minister Modi and share our vision about revolutionizing the future. I was personally awed at the PM's understanding of the nuances of the industry, especially when he mentioned that the industry right now needs to grow with support, and not regulation from the government.

"We also discussed ease of business around gaming and literally voiced our aspirations at the highest possible forum. Gaming is now a mainstream sport and with the government's support we will be able to take it to the next level," Animesh Aggarwal said, sharing his perspective on discussing the exponential growth of Esports in India with PM Modi.

The roundtable discussion also featured Naman Mathur (Mortal) and Payal Dhare (PayalGaming) of 8BitCreatives, India's leading gaming influencer management agency alongside Ganesh Gangadhar (SKRossi), Anshu Bisht (GamerFleet), Mithilesh Patankar (MythPat) and Tirth Mehta.

As per the Esports Federation of India, Naman 'Mortal' Mathur, Co-founder & CMO of 8Bit Creatives and co-founder of S8UL called the interaction with the PM "surreal."

"Being in the presence of the PM, discussing the topic closest to my heart, was indeed surreal. Who thought I