India winning medal in Hockey at Tokyo Olympics would have made Major Dhyan Chand proud: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand would have been proud to see India winning a medal in Hockey at the Tokyo Olympics.

On the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he would have been proud to see India winning a medal in Hockey at the Tokyo Olympics. "We all know today is the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand ji. And our country also celebrates it as National Sports Day in his memory. Dhyan Chand ji popularised India's hockey prowess in the world," PM Modi said in his Mann ki Baat address.