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New Delhi : Union Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launched the official cheer song for the Tokyo-bound Indian contingent at a virtual event on July 14, 2021.
The event was also attended by Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Nisith Pramanik, Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra, IOA Secretary-General Rajeev Mehta, Director General, Sports Authority of India, Sandip Pradhan, and CEO, Target Olympic Podium Scheme, Commander Rajgopalan.
The song, titled ‘Hindustani Way’, is performed by young pop singer Ananya Birla and composed by veteran Indian music composer AR Rahman, according to a PIB release. Thakur congratulated the artists for coming together during tough times and executing the project with full passion. “I thank AR Rahman and Ananya Birla for taking this initiative. They did this song with a lot of passion and it also takes a lot of compassion to execute this during the Covid 19 pandemic, when it was not easy for them to collaborate. You took all the interest and initiative to come out with this song for Team India and cheer for India. I request everyone to share this song as much as you can,” said Thakur.