Malappuram: The Malappuram District Panchayat has announced a prize of Rs 1 lakh for PR Sreejesh, a Malayalee player in the Indian hockey team who won a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Apart from this, KT Irfan and MP Jabir, who participated in the Olympics from the district, will be given Rs 50,000 each, said President MK Rafeeqa.
The announcement was made at the board meeting held yesterday. The meeting began by congratulating Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra and other medalists. The announcement by the UDF-led governing council came amid criticism that the state government had not announced a prize for Sreejesh.
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