{"id":88981,"date":"2024-07-06T10:06:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T10:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/06\/neeraj-chopras-mother-responds-to-prime-minister-narendra-modis-churma-request-off-the-field-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T10:06:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T10:06:11","slug":"neeraj-chopras-mother-responds-to-prime-minister-narendra-modis-churma-request-off-the-field-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/06\/neeraj-chopras-mother-responds-to-prime-minister-narendra-modis-churma-request-off-the-field-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Neeraj Chopra&#8217;s mother responds to Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s &#8216;churma&#8217; request | Off the field News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-111535004,imgsize-56342.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Neeraj Chopra&#8217;s mother responds to Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s &#8216;churma&#8217; request | Off the field News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Neeraj Chopra&#8217;s mother responds to Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s &#8216;churma&#8217; request | Off the field News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Saroj Devi, the mother of India&#8217;s Olympic gold medallist javelin-thrower <!-- -->Neeraj Chopra<!-- -->, has said she will prepare a special &#8216;<!-- -->churma<!-- -->&#8216; for <!-- -->Prime Minister<!-- --> Narendra Modi after the PM expressed his desire to taste the home-made version of the delicacy during a recent conversation with Chopra ahead of the <!-- -->Paris Olympics<!-- --> beginning July 26.<br \/>&#8216;Churma&#8217;, a popular sweet dish from the states of Haryana and Rajasthan, holds a special place in the region&#8217;s culinary heritage. <\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, PM Modi hosted India&#8217;s Paris Olympics-bound athletes at his residence to have a conversation with them. During such a chat with Chopra, PM asked the Olympic champion to bring homemade &#8216;churma&#8217; for him prepared by his mother.<\/p>\n<p>During the conversation, PM Modi joked, &#8220;Mera churma abhi tak aaya nahi (I haven&#8217;t received my churma yet)&#8221;.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">WATCH VIDEO<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A shy Neeraj replied, &#8220;Is baar Haryana wala choorma khilayenge sir, pichli baar Delhi ka cheeni wala khaya tha&#8221; (This time I will treat you with churma from Haryana; last time we had the sugary one from Delhi).<br \/>PM Modi then said he wants to eat the one made by his mother. &#8220;Mujhe tumhari maa ke haath ka choorma khana hai (I want to eat the churma made by your mother).&#8221;<br \/>Responding to PM&#8217;s request, Chopra&#8217;s mother told IANS: &#8220;We wish that Neeraj wins the gold medal again and get the opportunity to meet PM Modi again. 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