After a spectacular performance from the Indian contingent in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 with winning seven medals – the country’s highest ever, wishes continue to pour in for our athletes.
Many state governments and their associate departments are honouring medal winners and other sportspersons for their brilliant performance in the Olympic games by announcing cash prizes and other rewards, including employment, land, etc., as a commendation for their achievement.
Amidst this, the Kerala government’s Handloom Department threw a surprise on Saturday by announcing a bizarre reward to Indian Hockey goalkeeper Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh.
According to a report from Malayalam news outlet Janmabhumi, the Kerala handloom department has announced that Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh, commonly known as PR Sreejesh, one of the most influential players in field hockey and also the pillar behind India’s success in the Tokyo Olympics, will be given a dhoti and shirt worth approximately Rs 1,000 as a token of appreciation for winning a bronze medal in the Olympics.
The Indian Men’s Hockey Team won the historic bronze medal in the Field Hockey event of the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Germany 5-4 in the Bronze medal play-off. The Indian men’s hockey team secured their first Olympics medal in 41 years.
PR Sreejesh, the senior-most player in the team, not only made brilliant saves to deny goals for the opposite side but also inspired the young players in the squad.
Following the victory of the Indian hockey team, several Indians had hailed the Indian goalkeeper for his performance and leadership. In addition, several states have announced rewards for hockey team members hailing from their respective states as a reward for winning the medal at the highest stage.
The state government led by Pinarayi Vijayan has not yet announced any reward for PR Sreejesh. Instead, the Kerala government’s handloom department has decided to provide a dhoti and a shirt to him.
Islamists on Saturday bullied NDTV into deleting a tweet which had representational image of a Muslim man getting tested for coronavirus.
Islamist Sharjeel Usmani asking for information on who had used a particular image for a story
For a community that cries itself hoarse over ‘lack of representation’, it seems the representational image did not go down too well.
Original tweet
NDTV even changed the featured image on its website for the said story.
Here is the original story:
Original breaking news story
Here is the revised, ‘sanitised and secular’ version.
Revised version
Usmani, who identifies himself as ‘Muslim activist’ has earlier gone to lengths to declare all Hindus who say ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as ‘terrorists’ and indulged in spreading fake news over ‘hate crime’ when none existed. This time, he lowkey managed to threaten an NDTV employee over using image of a Muslim man getting tested for COVID. He asked NDTV employees to ‘reveal’ the name of the person who chose the image. He did not disclose what he would do once he gets to know the name, but considering the threats of beheading often dished out to those who do not conform to their faith or diktats, one can never be too sure.
And one really wonders what triggered the angry response. Don’t Muslims in India and elsewhere not test positive for coronavirus? Do they have some special powers which saves them from the infection? What really was it about this harmless image of a man getting tested for COVID that triggered the likes of Usmani and other Islamists that they even turned on their ally NDTV.
NDTV’s Editorial Director Sonia Singh defended her teammate for using image of an Indian taking the test.
I can only see an Indian taking a corona test in this picture. Stop trying to intimidate our team with your agenda ! https://t.co/3wnDNiM2VN
But if you look closely there is more to this than just bullying NDTV, that has been an ally in setting an anti-Hindu narrative. They would not report Islamist violence against Hindus and dismiss forced religious conversion or incidents of Hindu women being lured to Islam by a man who has deliberately hidden his religious identity. As Rahul Roushan, OpIndia CEO and author in his book ‘Sanghi Who Never Went To A Shakha’ said this is a warped form of “responsible journalism”, but now it’s openly Islamofascism.
NDTV and the cabal has been indulging in what is often referred to as ‘responsible journalism’ where they selectively hide the severity of crime or crime perpetrated by a mob, like riots by people belonging to ‘samuday vishesh’ for the ‘greater good’ like ‘not to encourage so-called Islamophobia’. Of course, they would never shy away if the perpetrators are Hindus because they are also painting a narrative that Hindus in Hindu-majority India can never be victims of hate. Even though there is ample evidence to show otherwise.
Which is why when Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was identified, targeted, killed and had his body mutilated by Taliban only because he was an Indian, the ‘liberals’ sent ‘hazaar laanat‘ to the bullet that killed him and accused the ‘Hindu right wing’ of killing him when it was the Taliban terrorists that did it. Taliban, that actually killed Danish for being an Indian was not the bigger enemy “because they ‘apologised'” for killing and mutilating his body. The Islamofascists only want media to report what they allow. And if anyone dares to not follow the commandments, like Rohit Sardana refused to, he will be issued death threats and his death openly celebrated.
We seem to be moving towards a dystopian state where Hindus will be imagined as lynching Muslims in every street while not even a picture that can even indirectly show Muslims in something unhealthy will be allowed. Only way Muslim identity of a person can be openly revealed in a story or be part of it is if he is a ‘good Muslim’. Anything that shows a Muslim person in negative light or as a criminal, is termed as an attack on his religious identity. Otherwise, a creative euphemism like ‘samuday vishesh’ is used to leave readers wondering what even is this ‘special community’ that is killing cows, forcing women to convert their religion, desecrating temples and being very casual about beheading threats.
If this is not fascism, Hitler was just a German farmer.
After Neeraj Chopra scripted history by winning the Gold Medal at the Javelin Throw event at the Tokyo Olympics, former Union Minister P Chidambaram decided it was a good time to peddle his political agenda. P Chidambaram decided to advise the NDA Government on what it should to help athletes win medals at the next Olympics.
The comments appeared pretty ironic given the fact that India has just registered its highest tally at a single Olympics ever, winning 7 medals. But nonetheless, there is always the one Congress leader who always attempts to give the impression that things would have been better if the Congress government were in power.
On such occasions, it is good to remind Congress leaders the manner in which they extravagantly bungled up the Commonwealth Games in 2010, which were held in Delhi, India. In the aftermath of the Games, a massive scam was unearthed by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and the Games found itself in the midst of a massive controversy.
There were massive allegations of corruption and subsequently, a committee had to be appointed by the Union Government to investigate the matter. The Central Vigilance Committee (CVC), IT Department, CBI, and the Enforcement Directorate were also instructed to conduct an independent investigation.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India had found that the estimated expenditure of Rs. 296 crore at the Commonwealth Games, the actual costs eventually turned out to be over 100 times the figure at Rs. 28,054 crores. There was shoddy work at the stadium and even the costs of toilet paper was highly inflated.
The CAG also discovered that a fleet of 2500 buses were procured at inflated costs. One pigeon-hole cupboard that was flagged at Rs. 5,200 at the customs was rated at Rs. 14,440. And there were several other items that were flagged at much higher costs than what was usual.
The fall of Suresh Kalmadi
Suresh Kalmadi, then the head of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), had to spend months in jail due to his role in the Timing-Scoring-Result (TSR) case. A chargesheet was filed against him and 8 others including Verma and Organising Committee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot for criminal conspiracy and forging documents in May, 2011.
Charges were registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Indian Penal Code Sections 120B, Sections 420, 467, 468, and 471. He managed to secure bail after spending 10 months in jail.
In 2020, 50 cases related to payment disputes involving the Commonwealth Games were still pending. The RTI said that the 50 cases involved 33 vendors, authorities and individuals. Some of the firms include Swiss Timing (contracts worth ₹135.27 crore), Nussli India (₹140 crores) and Electronics Corporation of India (₹346 crores). It must be mentioned the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India had reported that the budget of the CWG had increased from ₹297 crores in 2003 to ₹18,532.31 crore in October 2010.
The Commonwealth Games were conducted in Delhi under the auspices of the UPA Government at the time. Ultimately, combined with a host of other instances of corruption, the UPA had to pay the price for it with a complete rout in the 2014 General Elections.
Thus, given the Congress party’s own history with conducting international sporting events, one would have believed that they would refrain from issuing boisterous advisories on how to augment the performance of athletes in future events. But clearly, P Chidambaram did not get the memo.
Even as Indian athletes scripted history by winning the highest ever medals including a gold, Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram made a strange suggestion. While the entire country is busy celebrating the victory of our heroes and congratulating them, the Congress leader chose to use this happy occasion to criticise the important infrastructure projects in the country.
In an attempt to sound serious about preparing for the next Olympics in 2024, P Chidambaram said that the sports bodies much start working now. However, for the funding of the sports activities, he suggested that the money allocated to various projects like Central Vista, Bullet Train and other ‘vanity projects’ should be diverted to sports.
P Chidambaram said that these projects ‘can wait or suffer a cut of 25 per cent’, implying that the entire amount allocated to them, or at least 25%, should be diverted to sports. He also said that the government should pay for taking part in international competitions.
This is a very strange comment coming from a former union finance minister, as he is speaking the language of ordinary trolls. As a finance minister, he should be aware that there are budgetary allocations under various heads, and a government of a large country like India can’t stop one sector to fund another.
Just like paying billions will not produce 260 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine in a day, spending billions only will also not result in more medals. Success in international sports is achieved after long preparations, and the money is only a part of it. Surely the government can increase the budgetary allocation for sports, but this does not mean the govt will have to deduct the amount from other activities like infrastructure development. It may not sound right on this day, but actually, infrastructure development can be considered a higher priority sector than sports.
Moreover, fund in some of the projects by Chidambaram is locked, which can’t be diverted. The Mumbai Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor project is being financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at a very low-interest rate, and the loan is meant for the rail project only. A former union finance minister is expected to know that amount received for financing a rail project can’t be diverted to another sector like sports.
It is also amusing that a senior politician of the country considers infrastructure development projects as ‘vanity projects’. The Congress party has been criticising the central vista project as unnecessary, but its own government had said that a new and bigger parliament house is immediately needed, as the existing parliament house is not in good shape, and it can’t accommodate the increased number of MPs which is due very soon. Similarly, the central secretariate project is also aimed at saving money for the govt, as around ₹1,000 crore is being paid annually as rentals for various govt offices housed in private properties in Delhi.
Courts have junked several petitions opposing the Central Vista project, that would not stop the Congress leaders to continue opposing it on baseless grounds.
Neeraj Chopra has gone into the history books after winning the Gold Medal at the Javelin Throw event in the Tokyo Olympics. With his victory, he ended India’s century long wait for a medal in athletics at the Olympics.
After his victory, the mood was jubilant in the Indian sections of social media. Memes had erupted, congratulations were pouring and everyone was emotional about the historic feat Chopra had managed to achieve.
But not everyone was happy. Liberals were quite incensed after discovering that the Olympic Gold Medalist is an avid supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Not only that, he had also donated to the PM CARES Fund.
Quite naturally, it soon devolved into a cacophony of incendiary shrieks and liberals vehemently professed their angst at Neeraj Chopra. It was only to be expected but still, it never fails to boggle the mind that liberals would stoop to such lows during moments of national glory.
The moment presents a unique glimpse into the psychological set up liberals. And this is a phenomenon that is observed not only in India but across the world. Liberals, time and again, prioritize their ideological victory above all else.
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They will be much rather see their nation lose than risk a threat to their ideological dominance. We see this ahead of cricket world cups as well, a game where India is much more dominant than the rest. They fervently hope that India loses lest there be a streak of ‘hyper-nationalism’ in the country.
‘Eminent liberal’ Ashis Nandy infamously said that India was suffering from ‘too much nationalism’ and therefore, he did not want India to fare well at the Cricket World Cup.
To the liberal mind, nationalism, like religion, is but an obstacle towards their dream of a ‘global village’. But they fail to realise that religion and nationalism are at the core of the human heart and provide people with meaning.
While they regard such ideals as obstacles, for ordinary people, it gives them an opportunity to feel part of a larger whole. It makes them feel part of something bigger than themselves, a part of a greater story, a larger narrative.
Ethically stunted as liberals are, they cannot look past beyond themselves, beyond their petty objectives. Having abandoned the umbrella of religion and nationalism, they seek to satisfy the desire to be part of a larger whole, a sentiment that is shared by all humans, by latching on to their political ideology.
And thus, we see them spreading canards about Neeraj Chopra, merely because he is representative of an ideal that liberals do not wish to confront. He is a Subedar of the Indian Army and has won laurels for the country.
What is more, he is supportive of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a person that every liberal hates viscerally. That is not something that liberals can tolerate. Therefore, they must hate him too and slander him if needs be.
PV Sindhu faced the same hate
Neeraj Chopra is not the only athlete to have suffered such a fate. PV Sindhu, a devout Hindu Badminton player, who sought blessings of the Divine to aid her efforts, was ‘cancelled‘ by liberals as well. They claimed that they had lost respect for her because she was obviously a ‘Bhakt’ and therefore, they do not watch her matches and do not care.
It is an entirely different matter altogether that she has never expressed her political beliefs in public. She has only been very public about her religious faith and even that is too much for liberals to bear.
Upon returning to India, PV Sindhu visited the Kanaka Durga Temple in Vijayawada and said that she had won Bronze with blessings from the Goddess. She also said that she had prayed to Her so that she could win Gold in 2024.
What Indians have to understand about Liberalism and ‘Liberals’
Liberals subscribe to an ideology that considers nationalism to be an existential threat. They consider nationalism to be a primitive form of shared coexistence. For them to succeed, it is of paramount importance that nationalism is relegated to the dustbins of history.
Thus, anything or anyone who instills national pride must be pulled down and destroyed. They cannot stand it and causes in them extreme discomfort. For them, national glory means nothing. They would have been much happier if a gender non-conforming human from some other country had won so that they could have sung paeans about how it was a massive blow to Patriarchy.
They would have even settled for a ‘cis-gender’ woman from a different country, as they could have twisted it to further their own political agenda. The Indian women’s hockey team could have won Gold but still they wouldn’t have been happy as it would have boosted ‘hyper-nationalism’ in the country. That is why they were not happy with Sindhu’s Bronze Medal win, as she is a devout Hindu through and through. It is essential for them that the medal winner was not an Indian.
Liberals are perfectly aware that Neeraj Chopra’s victory will boost the morale of nationalists in India massively. And that is why they cannot bring themselves to congratulate him on his exemplary achievement. Indians must understand that liberals will oppose anything and everything that accentuates national glory. Because nationalism is the most bitter pill for liberals to swallow after Hinduism.
After a tweet of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was deleted by Twitter, now his Twitter account also has been locked. The official Twitter account of the Congress party informed that Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account has been ‘temporarily suspended’. The party also informed that due process is being followed to restore the account.
Shri @RahulGandhi’s Twitter account has been temporarily suspended & due process is being followed for its restoration.
Until then, he will stay connected with you all through his other SM platforms & continue to raise his voice for our people & fight for their cause. Jai Hind!
Earlier, a tweet posted by Rahul Gandhi was removed by Twitter because he had revealed the identity of a nine-year-old girl alleged rape victim. He had done so by posting a photograph of himself with the parents of the victim. Following the post, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) had issued a notice to Twitter India seeking action against the senior Congress leader. Accordingly, the Tweet was removed, and presumably, the account was also locked for the same reason.
It may be noted that while the Congress party says Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account has been ‘temporarily suspended’, it seems actually the account is only locked and not suspended, which means he can’t post any new tweet but can access the account. The account is still there on Twitter and his old tweets are available. When an account is suspended, the account becomes inaccessible, with a message saying it has been suspended.
It is interesting to note that the information about the ‘temporary suspension’ from the Congress party came only after a large number of Twitter users tagged Rahul Gandhi asking why he has not congratulated javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra yet for winning a gold medal at the Olympics. It seems the handlers of the Twitter account realised the restriction on the account only after they tried to post a congratulatory message.
Rahul Gandhi has posted messages on Facebook and Instagram marking the Indian gold medal at Olympics, while he was unable to do so on Twitter. The Congress party’s tweet also mentioned that he will continue to use other social media platforms while the Twitter account remains locked.
Festive celebrations have swept the country on Saturday evening as ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra created history by winning the nation its first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. The medal holds special significance, given that it is the first medal by an Indian in over 100 years in the track and field Olympics. The last medal won by an Indian in athletics was way back in 1920.
Chopra’s historic Gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics threw the country into ecstasy. Celebrations were seen in different parts of the country, especially Haryana, the home state of gold medalist Neeraj Chopra. Reactions on social media were no different as people congratulated the Olympian and expressed their gratitude for bringing a gold medal for the country.
While one would have assumed that Neeraj’s gold would be a moment of celebration for everyone in the country, there were some who were not quite pleased that the javelin thrower bagged a gold medal for India. These lot of people, who describe themselves as left-leaning, could not bring themselves to congratulate Chopra and celebrate his victory. The reason being Chopra’s old tweets where he was seen supporting their bête noire—Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Back in 2019, after PM Modi scripted history by once again coming back to power with an even greater majority in the 2019 general elections, Neeraj Chopra had posted a tweet congratulating the Prime Minister.
“My heartiest congratulations to our prime minister @narendramodi sir on this historic win. May our country achieve new heights under your leadership.#Election2019Results” Chopra had tweeted.
My heartiest congratulations to our prime minister @narendramodi sir on this historic win.May our country achieve new heights under your leadership.#Election2019Results
After Chopra won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, his old tweets started doing the rounds on the internet. One of the tweets that were widely being shared was his congratulatory message for PM Modi after his reelection to centre in the Lok Sabha 2019 elections. And this did not sit well with the self-described left-leaning ‘liberals’ in India, who were quick to “cancel” the Olympic gold medalist.
Liberals have a meltdown after Neeraj Chopra won Gold medal at Tokyo Olympics
Journalist Rohini Singh perhaps found it incredibly difficult to fathom the fact that Neeraj Chopra was a PM Modi supporter.
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Another Twitter user, presumably a cross between a Nazi and a feminist, said that celebrating Indian men, especially “Sanghi men like Neeraj Chopra” is embarrassing.
There were others too, who were upset that a “Sanghi” had won a gold medal at the Olympics.
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Others called for cancelling the Olympic gold medalist because he stood up for a Hindu arrested in Australia.
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Neeraj Chopra creates history by winning a gold medal at Tokyo Olympics
Neeraj Chopra has created history by winning the first athletic medal for India in a century. Neeraj Chopra has won the Gold Medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the Javelin Throw event on Saturday. In doing so, he ended India’s century-long wait for an Olympic medal in athletics.
The last Indian medal in athletics came in 1920. Neeraj Chopra had topped the qualifying round with an 86.59-meter throw, which he registered in his first attempt. On Saturday’s finals, Chopra scored a whopping 87.03 meters in the first throw and 87.58 meters in the second. His other throws could not match his feat in the first two rounds but they did not need to. His second throw was enough to win him the Olympic Gold.
Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, the iconic Clock Tower (Ghanta Ghar) at Lal Chowk in Srinagar was illuminated with colours of Indian tricolour on Friday (August 6). The development, which comes a day after the 2nd year anniversary of abrogation of Article 370, was confirmed on Twitter by the Mayor of Srinagar.
The official handle of the Mayor of Srinagar tweeted, “We have illuminated the Clock Tower (‘Ghanta Ghar’) at Lal Chowk in colours of the Tricolour ahead of Independence Day. New clocks fitted. Well done Team SMC (Srinagar Municipal Corporation).” Following the evaluation of the security situation, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) hoists the Indian flag atop the Clock Tower each year. However, this is the first time when the clock tower has been illuminated with the colours of the Indian flag. Besides Lal Chowk, the Zero Bridge was also illuminated in a similar fashion
We have illuminated the Clock Tower (‘Ghanta Ghar’) at Lal Chowk in colours of the Tricolour ahead of Independence Day. ??
Narendra Modi, the Ekta Yatra and unfurling of tricolour at Lal Chowk
Lal Chowk is considered a highly sensitive area in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The area, once under the control of Islamist separatists, is now easily accessible to the residents of the city. At the peak of Islamism in Jammu and Kashmir, ex-BJP President Murali Manohar Joshi had led the momentous ‘Ekta Yatra‘ and hoisted the Indian tricolour at the Lal Chowk. It was perhaps the most noticeable event of flag hoisting at the chaotic spot in Srinagar. The coordinator of the movement was none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Even at that time, he was not just an ordinary party worker hitching a ride on the yatra.
The Ekta Yatra started at Kanyakumari on December 11, 1991, and it was scheduled to conclude on 26 January in Srinagar with the hoisting of the tricolour at the Lal Chowk. And this yatra was conceived, planned and organised by Narendra Modi, then an active party worker and a member of the National Election Committee of the party. He was designated as the convenor of the Yatra, not just a party worker participating in the same. Modi had also worked on organising the Rath Yatra of L K Advani two years earlier. A video clip from that time shows the valour, grit and determination of PM Modi against all threats to his life.
In a public address, he said, “The success of this yatra has jolted the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. There are posters on Lal Chowk issuing threats against those trying to hoist the Indian tricolour there. They had challenged our valour (reference to mother’s milk) and warned that such people would be killed by the terrorists. Let me tell the terrorists now: Tomorrow is July 26. There are only a few hours left. Let’s see who has drunk the mother’s milk (an open challenge to terrorists).” As history would have it, the flag was hoisted on the same day by Murali Manohar Joshi. When he finally unfurled the national flag at Lal Chowk on Republic day in 1992, Narendra Modi was there just next to him, joining him in hoisting the flag.
The Promise of the Future: Revocation of Article 370 and impact
After hoisting the flag, the party president had introduced Narendra Modi as an “energetic and promising” party leader in front of the press, recognising his role in organising the Yatra. Revocation of Article 370 was the brainchild of BJP ideologue Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. And it was only under Modi 2.0 that the long-held dream of the BJP came to fruition. In the manifesto, BJP had promised to repeal Article 370 from the state of Jammu and Kashmir that gave it special status. On 5th August, the BJP-led Union government fulfilled the promise. The state was divided into two Union Territories, Ladakh, and Jammu & Kashmir, under Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act. The decision came into effect from 31st October 2019.
As a direct consequence, the incidents of stone-pelting saw an 87.13% drop in 2020, as compared to 2019 in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The data, presented by Director General of Police (J & K) Dilbag Singh in January this year, showed the impact that the abrogation of Article 370 had on the UT. Singh said, “There have been 255 stone-pelting incidents in 2020 as compared to the incidents in 2019 and the year (2020), witnessed an 87.31 per cent decline.” He further emphasised, “Law and order situation is well under control. Our resolve for 2021 is strengthening and consolidating peace and normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir.”
During this time, no civilian was killed in law and order incidents in Jammu and Kashmir. In a written reply, MoS (Home) G Kishan Reddy said that the relatives of those civilians, killed in terrorist attacks or cross-firing between armed forces and terrorists, were compensated with ₹1 lakh. The Minister of State for Home Affairs also informed that the number of terror incidents have declined significantly, following the abrogation of Article 370. “The number of terrorist incidents in J&K in 2019, 2020 & 2021(15th March) is 594, 244 and 21 respectively,” he added. Today, when the Clock Tower is illuminated with the colours in tricolour, we need to credit Narendra Modi for making the far-fetched dream possible both in 1992 and 2021.
On Saturday, Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra created history by becoming India’s first Olympic gold medal in athletics after finishing first in the Javelin throw event.
The 23-year-old registered a best attempt of 87.58m to finish ahead of the Czech Republic duo of Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezslav Vesely to win India’s first gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and also the country’s second individual gold medal in its Olympic history after Abhinav Bindra’s heroics in Beijing 2008.
With his historic effort, he also took India’s medal haul to seven in the ongoing Games – the country’s highest ever, beating the tally of six medals won at the London Games in 2012.
Soon after his victory, wishes poured in from fellow countrymen, including congratulatory messages from President of India Ramnath Kovind and Prime Minister Modi.
Hailing Neeraj Chopra for his historic achievement, President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted from his official handle, “Unprecedented win by Neeraj Chopra! Your javelin gold breaks barriers and creates history. You bring home first ever track and field medal to India in your first Olympics. Your feat will inspire our youth. India is elated! Heartiest congratulations!”
Unprecedented win by Neeraj Chopra!Your javelin gold breaks barriers and creates history. You bring home first ever track and field medal to India in your first Olympics. Your feat will inspire our youth. India is elated! Heartiest congratulations!
Congratulating Chopra on this gold medal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “History has been scripted at Tokyo! What Neeraj Chopra has achieved today will be remembered forever. The young Neeraj has done exceptionally well. He played with remarkable passion and showed unparalleled grit. Congratulations to him for winning the Gold.”
History has been scripted at Tokyo! What @Neeraj_chopra1 has achieved today will be remembered forever. The young Neeraj has done exceptionally well. He played with remarkable passion and showed unparalleled grit. Congratulations to him for winning the Gold. #Tokyo2020https://t.co/2NcGgJvfMS
Following his victory, old tweets of Neeraj Chopra surfaced on the social media platforms where he had congratulated Prime Minister Modi for his historic election victory in 2019. “May our country achieve new heights under your leadership,” Neeraj Chopra had tweeted.
Image Source: Neeraj Chopra
In fact, just ahead of Tokyo Olympics, Neeraj Chopra had thanked the Modi government for taking care of all his requirements ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. In addition, he had thanked the Indian government for its support during his training, especially in Europe, despite having tough visa rules.
Another tweet of Neeraj Chopra has also become viral post his gold medal in Olympics, in which he had informed of having donated Rs.2 Lakh to PM CARES to find and Rs.1 lakh fund to the Haryana Covid Relief Fund during the coronavirus pandemic.
In another tweet, Neeraj Chopra had defended the Modi government’s decision to hold a Khelo India event during the heightened tensions between India and Pakistan in February 2019. Neeraj Chopra had stepped in to defend the move after the controversial former TV anchor and now a full-time Youtuber Barkha Dutt had criticised the Modi government over its importance to sports events at a time when India was facing a security threat from a neighbour.
In response to Barkha Dutt’s tirade, Chopra had schooled her saying sports helped to unite the youth and channelise energy in a positive direction. “And what better time than now to do that. It is a good initiative, and criticising it is sad,” he had said.
Barkha ji, sports helps to unite the youth and channelise energy in a positive direction. And what better time than now to do that. It is a good initiative and critising it is sad.
Interestingly, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Prime Minister Modi had personally spoken to Neeraj Chopra and his family to wish best wishes to Indian athletes. In his interaction with Chopra, PM Modi had said, “I have been told that you got injured, but still you created a new record. You don’t need to get bogged down by expectations, don’t take the burden of expectations, just focus on your goal.
Replying to PM Modi, Neeraj said, “I am focusing on my game, anything I want, the government is helping me in that. We have a limited career, because of injury, I lost some time, but I was fully focused on the Olympics. Because of Covid-19, Olympics got postponed, but I kept on preparing for the event.”
Meanwhile, netizens have reacted to the old tweets of Neeraj Chopra in which he had expressed his admiration for Prime Minister Modi. Social media users highlighted how active support from the Modi government to Indian sportspersons has created a conducive atmosphere for athletes to win medals in the highest stages, such as Olympics.
A few took a dig at the liberals after Neeraj Chopra’s tweet resurfaced on social media, who said the left-liberals will now cancel despite him winning a medal.
With Chopra’s medal, India has registered its highest medal tally in the Olympics ever. Mirabai Chanu had opened India’s account at the Tokyo Olympics with a silver medal in Boxing. PV Sindhu followed it up with a bronze in Badminton.
Ravi Dahiya won a silver medal in Wrestling. Lovlina Borgohain won bronze in boxing, Bajrang Punia the same in Wrestling. And, of course, the Indian Hockey Team won a medal in Olympics after 41 years with a Bronze finish.
On Saturday (August 7), Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia defeated Niyazbekov Daulet of Kazakhstan in the men’s freestyle 65 kg match to clinch the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Ace Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra today created history by winning the first athletic medal for India in a century. Chopra won the Gold Medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the Javelin Throw event on Saturday. In doing so, he ended India’s century-long wait for an Olympic medal in athletics.
Chopra’s historic Gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics threw the country into ecstasy. Celebrations were seen in different parts of the country, especially Haryana, the home state of gold medalist Neeraj Chopra.
The reactions on social media was no different. His gold medal sparked a wide range of emotions online, with thousands of people, including notable personalities, wishing the Olympian for adding a gold medal to the tally of India’s medals at the Tokyo Olympics.
The victory also triggered a wild meme fest on Twitter as social media users took to the microblogging website to express their joy and delight at the Javelin thrower’s extraordinary performance in the finals to clinch the gold medal.
One of the Twitter users shared an image of Amit Shah speaking to someone on a mobile phone along with the caption: “barkha ko khol do…usko sorry bolo aur meri taraf se ek priya-GOLD biscuit khila do.”
barkha ko khol do…usko sorry bolo aur meri taraf se ek priya-GOLD biscuit khila do?? pic.twitter.com/3Vu1AAlE82
Neeraj Chopra scripts history, wins Gold medal at Tokyo Olympics
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra created history on Saturday after he won a Gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, ending a 100-year wait for India in track and field at Olympics. The last Indian medal in athletics came in 1920.
Already considered as among the top contenders for the Gold, the 23-year-old Chopra raised the country’s expectations by topping the qualification round with a stunning first-round throw of 86.59m. Chopra started off by throwing 87.03 m in his first round in the finals, followed by 87.58 metres in his second attempt. Although he managed to throw only 76.79 m in his third attempt, his second throw of 87.58 was enough to earn him a gold medal.
