Bodoland CEM Cup football draws about 70,000 players, PM notes in Mann Ki Baat
On 29 June 2025, in Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the Bodoland CEM Cup football tournament in Assam's Bodo Territorial Area, with more than 3,700 teams and about 70,000 players.
Summary
The Bodoland CEM Cup football tournament in the Bodo Territorial Area of Assam featured in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann Ki Baat on 29 June 2025. The Prime Minister said more than 3,700 teams and about 70,000 players, including a large number of girls, are taking part, and named footballers Halicharan Narzary, Durga Boro, Apurba Narzary and Manbir Basumatari as the new generation who took Bodoland to the national stage.
Key facts
- Tournament
- Bodoland CEM Cup (football)
- Region
- Bodo Territorial Area, Assam
- Scale
- 3,700+ teams; about 70,000 players
- Players named
- Halicharan Narzary, Durga Boro, Apurba Narzary, Manbir Basumatari
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The Bodoland CEM Cup, highlighted in Mann Ki Baat on 29 June 2025, is a tournament in which sport?
Show answer
Correct answer: A — Football
Mann Ki Baat 123: the youth's confidence is most visible on the football field; in the Bodo Territorial Area, the Bodoland CEM Cup is being organised with more than 3,700 teams.