Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik celebrated his 75th birthday on Saturday. To mark this day, pastry chef Rakesh Kumar Sahu from Begunia of Khordha created a marvellous chocolate sculpture weighing around 72 kg.
It took Sahu 15 days to complete the sculpture with the help of six of his students. He runs an institute of baking and pastry art at Tanka Pani Road.
Sahu said he came up with the idea to create the sculpture as a tribute to Patnaik for his steadfast support for Indian Hockey over the last several years, which resulted in a spectacular performance by the Men’s and Women’s National Teams in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympic Games 2020.
“I was celebrating the bronze medal win just like the rest of the country when it struck me that I should do something special for our Chief Minister who stood by the National Hockey Teams like a rock during its lowest phase,” Mr Sahu said.
He further added that their hard work ultimately paid off when the final sculpture turned out to be just as they had envisioned.
Sahu was overwhelmed when the chocolate scuplture finally reached state’s Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera in Kalinag Hockey Stadium Chief Minister’s birthday on Saturday.
