Summary
Some leaders want to change it to a bright orange shirt. 🟧
Naveen Patnaik, a leader from Odisha, says the color should stay the same. 🚫
He thinks sports colors are special and shouldn't change with politics. ⚖️
Key Points
4 points1
Naveen Patnaik is the chief minister of the Indian state of Odisha.
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He criticized the decision to change the national hockey team's jersey colour from blue to saffron.
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The proposed colour saffron is a bright orange shade.
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Patnaik believes sports symbols should stay the same regardless of government changes.
New Words to Learn
4 wordschief minister
the main leader of a state in India
criticized
said something was not good
saffron
a bright orange colour
symbol
something that represents an idea or group
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