As soon as the Rio Olympics Badminton final match ended with Spain’s Carolina Marin winning Gold and PV Sindhu bagging Silver for India, the politicians made a beeline on twitter to greet the ace-shuttler for her accomplishment. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to President Pranab Mukherjee to union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, top politicians congratulated her for the historic victory. PV Sindhu lost to Carolina Marin 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 in a hard fought match. PV Sindhu is ranked 10th while Carolina Marin in ranked 1 in the world. “Congrats for the Silver @Pvsindhu1. Very well fought. Your accomplishment at #Rio2016 is historic & will be remembered for years,” tweeted PM Modi.
President Pranab Mukherjee said that whole India is rejoicing with Sindhu and her family. “Great game played with grit ; Hearty congrats #PVSindhu on creating history by winning for India Olympic Silver medal,” tweeted Mukherjee. Union sports minister Vijay Goel also congratulated Sindhu for her success. “#PVSindhu you are an inspiration to all young Indian athletes who are hesitant to take up Sports as a profession,” tweeted Goel. In another tweet, Goel said, “Well played.@Pvsindhu1 .You have displayed tremendous grit to win #IND #Silver. You have not lost, you have won a Million Hearts #proud.”
Falling in line, other top leaders also tweeted their wishes. Check out the tweets here:
PM Narendra Modi:
Congrats for the Silver @Pvsindhu1. Very well fought. Your accomplishment at #Rio2016 is historic & will be remembered for years.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 19, 2016
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
All the very best to #PVSindhu for #Olympics #Rio2016 #badminton !
Great going!#SindhuForGold— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) August 19, 2016
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Congratulations to #PVSindhu for winning #silvermedal for #India at #Rio. She is an inspiration. pic.twitter.com/6VtVILtFkD
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) August 19, 2016
Sports minister Vijay Goel
#PVSindhu you are an inspiration to all young Indian athletes who are hesitant to take up Sports as a profession. pic.twitter.com/8jeYZEiKbw
— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) August 19, 2016
Minister Of State I&B Rajyavardhan Rathore
Proud of your fight,your determination to fly Tiranga at #RioOlympics2016 your Silver will pave way for many more Golds #SindhuForGold
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 19, 2016
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar
You fought brilliantly @Pvsindhu1 at #Rio2016. Congrats for winning India’s first silver ever in badminton. India is very proud of you.
— Manohar Parrikar (@manoharparrikar) August 19, 2016
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani
Congrats to @Pvsindhu1 for splendid performance. We value your endurance,determination & dedication.Tomorrow never dies.Good luck ! #Rio2016
— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) August 19, 2016
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Proud of India’s silver girl #Rio2016 @Pvsindhu1 your great performance will inspire the youth of India to follow their dreams. Jai Hind
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 19, 2016
Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje
You’ve done us proud, @Pvsindhu1 — You’ve done India proud!! Salute your spirit! #ind pic.twitter.com/nKCynJczL9
— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) August 19, 2016
With this win, Sindhu has created history as she became first Indian badminton player to win Silver medal in Olympics.