“I am proud of my Ganjam boys. Also I belong to Ganjam:Naveen Patnaik,”::Prince Dance Group to perform in London, New York:: Prince Group may perform at C'wealth Games::Prince Group announces to use the prize car as an ambulance::donates Rs 10 lakh to CM's relief fund:: Signs 2 years contract with colors channelYou have conquered the hearts of Orissa and the rest of India. Now, you should move ahead and conquer rest of the World,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said to the Prince Group while felicitating the members at the State Secretariat on Thursday.Presenting them a trophy having a globe attached to it, Patnaik said the trophy was just symbolic to it. “The group would move to the international arena,” Patnaik said. He also announced that on behalf of the State Government, Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) would send all the 26 members of the team to New York and London.“They should have an international exposure. OMC will arrange everything and also organise their dance at the international level so that they could compete at the international arena,” Patnaik said. He also inquired from the members whether they had ever seen London and New York on the TV. Few of them replied they had seen these metros in the film only. Distributing sweets among them, Patnaik went a step ahead and announced that all steps would be taken so that the group be able to perform at the National Youth Festival held at Bhubaneswar. “I will personally write to the Union Sports Minister MS Gill so that the group would be able perform at Delhi during the Common Wealth Game to be held at New Delhi in 2010,” Patnaik said. The atmosphere was so electrifying that Patnaik sat for nearly half an hour and watched all the programmes that they had performed in Mumbai. Patnaik also invited them for a photo-session.It was never seen that Chief Minster came down to the down-stair to have a photo-session with anyone. All along with the 26 members, Berhampur MP Siddhant Mohapatra and Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Pani came down to the stairs near the entrance of the Secretariat. Patnaik personally took care so that no other members came along with the photo-graph.“We had never dreamt of such a gift. We would do our best to come out with flying colours,” said leader of the Prince Group 26-year-old Krishna Reddy. The team was escorted to the Secretariat on a police escort.Earlier, the State Government announced to give them four acre of land and Rs 1 crore to set up a dance academy at Amabpua near Ganjam. “I am proud of my Ganjam boys. Also I belong to Ganjam,” Patnaik said after giving his blessings to all the children.
Source: The Pioneer, Odishatoday, Orissadiary
No comments:
Post a Comment