Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the players of the Indian hockey team over the phone and congratulated the entire team on winning the bronze medal. Let us tell you that India has done a historic feat by defeating Spain 2-1 in the bronze medal match of Paris Olympics 2024. PM Modi also spoke to PR Sreejesh and congratulated him on retiring after a successful career. While congratulating him, he said that the hard work of the entire team has once again paid off. Prime Minister Modi was confident that this team would definitely bring back the golden era of hockey in India.
Special talk with PR Sreejesh
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi also had a special talk with PR Sreejesh, who was the goalkeeper of the Indian team. He also urged that even though Sreejesh has retired, he will have to prepare a new Team India for the future. He also congratulated Team India for how this team was successful in registering a win against Great Britain with 10 players. PM Modi said that every child of India will remember that historic victory.
Expressed pride on the historic victory
He admitted that the morale of the Indian team must have fallen after the defeat against Germany in the semi-finals. But PM Modi praised Team India and said that forgetting the semi-final defeat in just 24 hours and winning the bronze medal is a special achievement in itself. The whole country is proud of this victory and Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian hockey team on winning the medal.
He also asked about the health of all the players whether any player was injured, but PR Sreejesh assured that the whole team is happy after this historic victory. At the time of ending the call, all the players raised slogans of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’.
