April 27, 2026 08:04 pm (IST)

Make this your homepage

News

‘Will return for swearing-in’: Modi ends Bengal campaign, signals BJP win | Top LeT commander Sheikh Yousuf Afridi gunned down in Pakistan—Mystery gunmen strike again | 'Had a child together, now alleges rape': SC says consensual live-in breakup is not a crime | YouTuber Saleem Wastik arrested in connection with 1995 kidnapping and murder case | Maharashtra Police makes first arrest months after Akshay Kumar revealed daughter’s cyber harassment | Big political shake-up: KCR’s daughter Kavitha floats new TRS after BRS fallout | ED raids multiple Bengal locations in PDS scam probe amid assembly polls | Bengal polls: Mob attacks central forces, 3 CAPF personnel injured in Birbhum | ‘People voting to protect their rights’: Mamata says high turnout backs TMC in Bengal | ‘Fear is being defeated’: PM Modi says high voter turnout signals BJP win in Bengal

India at Olympics

Image Credit: Shashi Tharoor Facebook

PM's tweet for Sreejesh gladdened every Keralite: Shashi Tharoor on Modi's appreciation post for hockey team

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Aug 07, 2021, at 03:58 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday praised each and every member of the hockey men's team who led India to win the Bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics games after 41 years.

Of all the tweets, the praise for goalkeeper PR Sreejesh caught the attention of senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor.

Tharoor said PM Modi's tweet served as a reminder that those who protect the country's interests from attack are as important as those who "score goals against others".

"Bravo @16Sreejesh! Your saves played a big part in earning the medal for India. Congratulations and best wishes to you," tweeted PM Modi, praising the goalkeeper's "spectacular" performance in the match against Germany.

Spectacular performance throughout the tournament and even in the last few seconds.

Bravo @16Sreejesh! Your saves played a big part in earning the medal for India. Congratulations and best wishes to you. #Tokyo2020
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 5, 2021

The exceptional performance of the Men’s and Women’s Hockey Team has captured the imagination of our entire nation. There is a renewed interest towards Hockey that is emerging across the length and breadth of India. This is a very positive sign for the coming times. pic.twitter.com/E7HT3Gd7h5
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 6, 2021

Responding to the tweet, Tharoor, 65, said that the prime minister's praise for PR Sreejesh had gladdened the heart of every Keralite.

PR Sreejesh was born in Kerala's Ernakulam district. The goalkeeper, who served as former captain of the Indian men's hockey team, pulled off a crucial save in the final seconds of Thursday's match, ensuring a medal for India after 41 years.

"The Prime Minister's praise for @16Sreejesh has gladdened the heart of every Keralite," wrote Shashi Tharoor in his response to PM Modi's tweet.

The Prime Minister’s praise for @16Sreejesh has gladdened the heart of every Keralite. It’s a reminder that he who protects the country’s interests from attack and shields it from vulnerabilities is as important as he who takes the offensive and scores goals against others.... https://t.co/rJzW4e24Kq
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 6, 2021

#PMModi #MensHockey #IndiaAtOlympics #ShashiTharoor #PRSreejesh

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.