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Bodoland's CEM Cup
A New Playing Field on India's Sports Map
Sports are significant not
In the Bodo Territorial Area,
the Bodoland CEM Cup is only for physical and mental
being organised. This is not just
fitness, but they also serve to
a tournament; it has become a
celebration of unity and hope. bring in unity, peace, and hope
More than three thousand seven among communities. This has
hundred teams, about seventy
been proved by the organisation
thousand players, and even
among them, a large number of ‘The Bodoland Chief Executive
of our daughter’s participation!
Member's (CEM) Cup’ Football
These statistics tell the story
of a big change in Bodoland. Tournament in the Bodoland
Bodoland is now increasingly Territorial Region (BTR) of Assam.
casting its glow on the sports
th
Having kicked off on 14 June,
map of the country.
this tournament was a visionary
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi
initiative by Bodoland Territorial
(in 'Mann ki Baat' address)
Council (BTC) with a mission of
‘Peace and Unity through Football’
and a commitment to nurture
football talent in the region.
rd
In his 123 'Mann ki Baat'
address, Hon’ble Prime Minister
Narendra Modi acknowledged
the significance of the CEM Cup.
He described the tournament as
a symbol of hope and resilience,
praising how the sport is being
used as a powerful tool for social
transformation in Bodoland.
The Prime Minister also lauded
footballers from the region -
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