Internet Desk: After a long turmoil finally Indian hockey legends are moving directly to the government of India seeking justice for greatest hockey legend Dhyan Chand. Tomorrow they will meet at Jantar Mantar in demand of Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chnad.
As there was assurance from the part of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi for the award to the hockey legend of India when he was the Chief Minister of India, now the legends are directly going to the government. Among the legends there are Ashok Kumar, Ajitpal Singh, Zafar Iqbal, MK Kaushik, AB Subbaiah, Mohammed Riaz, Ashish Ballal, Mukesh Kumar and Dilip Tirkey.
“We have been trying to get the honour for the man who is acknowledged for his greatness as a sportsman. It’s sad that we are still demanding for an honour which he should have got long back,” Tirkey , a former India captain and a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Tirkey said the group’s attempt is a tribute to the former player, whose birthday on August 29 is celebrated as National Sports Day .Following the gathering at Jantar Mantar, the former players plan to submit memorandums to the President, Prime Minister, home minister and sports minister.