Deogarh, Jan 28: Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan has congratulated Odia mountaineer Sashibhusan Majhi for unfurling the Tricolour flag of India on Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak of Africa on Saturday. 

Sashibhusan belongs to Deogarh district in Odisha. Union Minister Pradhan has shared a congratulatory message for Sashibhusan on his facebook handle. 

"The dedication and will power of young mountaineers will help them to move ahead in life. In the coming days the youth of our country will bring more success for India and make us proud I believe," said Pradhan. 

Earlier Union Minister Pradhan had met the young mountaineer and wished him luck in Deogarh.