Prime Minister Narendra Modi met retired India hockey participant PR Sreejesh and his household at his residence on Independence Day. A video of the assembly goes viral on social media wherein PM Modi may very well be seen having a high quality time with the household. In the identical clip, the PM asks Sreejesh’s son Sreeansh “ye maarta hai (Does he hit you)?” after pointing in direction of the retired hockey star. The boy nodded in reply, leaving everybody in splits. Later within the video, the PM was seen providing candy to the child.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi assembly PR Sreejesh & his household after the historic Bronze medal at Paris Olympics pic.twitter.com/oV98ELbgW8
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Indian hockey’s goalkeeping stalwart Sreejesh, who was given a grand welcome on his arrival on the worldwide airport in Kochi, mentioned he might be spending the subsequent 2-3 months to mentally put together himself to transition from a participant to a coach.
With regard to the enthusiastic welcome given to him, together with a roadshow from the airport to Palarivattom, he mentioned it was just like the “cherry on high of the cake”.
“Working onerous for the nation, sacrificing so much after which profitable a medal, it’s not only for me, however for the nation. So, to be part of this happiness, the welcome organised by everybody, is just like the cherry on high of the cake. The pleasure is doubled,” he mentioned, talking to reporters exterior the airport.
Concerning the subsequent step of his profession, Sreejesh mentioned that he is aware of what he has to do as a participant.
“However, as a coach, what all I ought to do or the transition from a participant to a coach, I’ve to mentally put together for that. So, I’ll spend the subsequent 2-3 months on that,” he mentioned.
A giant crowd, together with a number of MLAs, welcomed Sreejesh on the airport.
Folks holding up placards together with his photograph cheered him on as he got here out of the airport.
Thereafter, the hockey participant held a roadshow from the airport in an open-top jeep.
Alongside the route of his roadshow, folks waved and cheered him on, some handed him flowers and bouquets and others walked as much as his automobile to shake his hand and congratulate him, in keeping with visuals proven on TV channels.
Sreejesh bid adieu to the sport following his starring function within the nation’s second consecutive Olympic bronze on the just-concluded Paris Video games.
He’s now going to be the group coach of the junior Indian hockey group.
(With PTI Inputs)
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