The Indian men's hockey team won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics. Team India won 2-1 against Spain in a do or die match. The biggest hero of this title win was captain Harmanpreet Singh who scored both the goals against Spain. By the way, Harmanpreet was also called by a special name during this tournament and that is Sarpanch. From commentators to PM Modi, everyone called Harmanpreet Kaur by the name Sarpanch. Let us tell you why the Indian captain is called Sarpanch.

Why is Harmanpreet called Sarpanch?

We will tell you the story behind why Harmanpreet Singh was called Sarpanch and people have this question in their minds that maybe Harmanpreet's father is the Sarpanch of his village but we will give you complete information about it. Actually the Sarpanch of Harmanpreet Singh's village Timowal is Kulwinder Kaur. Kulwinder Kaur has been the Sarpanch of the village for the last 5 years. Harmanpreet Singh's father has never been the Sarpanch of the village. When TV9 Bharatvarsh spoke to Kulwinder Kaur, she was very happy that a boy from her village has brought glory to the country. When TV9 asked her that you are the Sarpanch of the village but Harmanpreet is being called Sarpanch, she said that it is a matter of pride for us that the country is knowing him as Sarpanch today.

Whatever the name, they have brought glory to the village, Punjab and the country and we are very happy about this. After winning the medal, we also talked to Harmanpreet's father Sarvjeet Singh. He said that we are very happy that Harmanpreet has become the top scorer in the tournament and has brought a medal to India. He said that we would have been even happier if the Indian team had won the gold medal but Waheguru has blessed us and our children will return with a medal.

PM Modi had said Sarpanch sahab

After the Indian hockey team won the medal, the Prime Minister of the country Narendra Modi had a phone conversation with all the players of the team. Initially, the PM addressed Farmanpet Singh as Sarpanch Sahab. However, Harmanpreet Singh was seen blushing at this. PM Modi congratulated the Indian players on winning the medal in Paris and also encouraged the team.