Patnaik, whose government is very supportive of sports and serves as the sponsor of national men's and women's hockey teams at the senior and junior levels, took to Twitter to congratulate India.
Earlier on Friday, Congress national general secretary, Priyanka Gandhi, alleged that a union of contractors from Madhya Pradesh has written a letter to the Chief Justice of the High Court, complaining their payment is released only after paying 50 per cent commission.
India will be celebrating its 77th Independence Day on Tuesday, and the Prime Minister is scheduled to address the nation on the occasion from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the Indian men's hockey team after they secured a record fourth Asian Champions Trophy against Malaysia on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended wishes to the Indian Men's Hockey team following their triumph in the Asian Champions Trophy final against Malaysia on Saturday.
India sealed off a comfortable 9-wicket victory for the visitors to level the five-match T20I series against West Indies on 2-2 at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground on Saturday.
During the meeting, the two leaders congratulated each other on the completion of the Sindh Assembly’s constitutional term. However, no names were shared by either side for Sindh interim CM.
BJP National President JP Nadda on Saturday met panchayat election-winning candidates and congratulated them for their achievement in adverse conditions and took a jibe at CM Mamata Banerjee saying that she was concerned about other states while violence was spreading in Bengal.
Meanwhile, the American and Taiwanese officials have characterized Lai’s stops as “routine” for Taiwanese officials. China says it firmly opposes such “sneaky visits”, especially by someone like Lai, a politician Beijing has branded a Taiwan “inde