Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday spoke to two hockey players from the state who were part of the Indian men’s hockey team that won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Japan, and lauded their performance.
Their success is a matter of immense pride for every Odia, he said.
“I spoke over the phone with two talented Odia players from the Indian men’s hockey team, the gold medal winners in the Asian Games, Amit Rohidas and Shilanand Lakra, and conveyed my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to them as well as to the entire Indian team,” he said in a post on X.
ଏସିଆଡ୍ ହକିରେ ସ୍ବର୍ଣ୍ଣ ବିଜୟୀ ଭାରତୀୟ ପୁରୁଷ ହକି ଦଳର ଦୁଇ ପ୍ରତିଭାବାନ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଖେଳାଳି ଅମିତ୍ ରୋହିଦାସ ଏବଂ ଶିଳାନନ୍ଦ ଲାକ୍ରାଙ୍କ ସହ ଟେଲିଫୋନ୍ ଯୋଗେ କଥା ହୋଇ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ତଥା ସମଗ୍ର ଭାରତୀୟ ଦଳକୁ ଆନ୍ତରିକ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ ଓ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଜଣାଇଲି।
ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଅସାଧାରଣ ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ, ନିଷ୍ଠା ଓ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗୀକୃତ ଭାବନା ଆମ ରାଜ୍ୟ ତଥା ଦେଶ ପାଇଁ ଗୌରବ ଆଣିଦେଇଛି। ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସଫଳତା ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଓଡ଼ିଆଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଗର୍ବର ବିଷୟ।
ମୋର ଦୁଇ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଇ ଅମିତ୍ ଓ ଶିଳାନନ୍ଦଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ଅଶେଷ ସ୍ନେହ ଓ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ। ମାଟିର ପୁଅ ଭାବେ ଆପଣମାନେ ବିଶ୍ୱ ମଞ୍ଚରେ ସମଗ୍ର ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଟେକ ରଖିଛନ୍ତି। ଦେଶ ପାଇଁ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଏହି ବିଜୟ ଯାତ୍ରା ଅବ୍ୟାହତ ରହୁ ଏବଂ ଆଗାମୀ ଦିନରେ ଏହି ସଫଳତା ଆହୁରି ନୂଆ ଶିଖର ଛୁଉଁ, ଏହା ହିଁ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ ଶ୍ରୀଜଗନ୍ନାଥଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ମୋର ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା।
It was a pleasure speaking with Odisha’s own Amit Rohidas and Shilanand Lakra over the phone and personally conveying my heartfelt congratulations to them on their outstanding achievement.
Your grit, discipline and dedication have made Odisha and the entire nation immensely proud. As proud sons of Odisha, your success on the international stage is an inspiration to every Odia. My best wishes and blessings are always with you. May Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath bless you both with continued success and inspire you to take Odisha’s proud hockey legacy to even greater heights.
#AsianGames2026 #TeamIndia #Hockey #Odisha #Cheer4Bharat
— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) October 3, 2026
“To my two Odia brothers Amit and Shilanand, my endless love and blessings. May this victorious journey for the nation continue unbroken, and may this success soar to even newer heights in the coming days “ this is my prayer to Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath,” Majhi said.
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Captain Harmanpreet Singh rose to the occasion with a brace as a dominant India thrashed Malaysia 5-1 to clinch the men’s hockey gold for the second time in the Asian Games, and book a 2028 Olympics berth Saturday.
“Congratulate Indian Men’s Hockey Team on winning gold medal at the #AsianGames2026. The team’s back-to-back crown at the Asian Games and direct qualification for the #2028Olympics is indeed a moment of pride for every Indian. Proud that #Odisha is part of this golden glory of Indian Hockey. May the team’s golden journey continue, bringing ever greater glory for the nation,” BJD president and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik said on X.
The Odisha government is the official sponsor of the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams, and will continue its support till 2036.