Sindhu loses gold but wins hearts, PM dubs her feat as historic

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated P V Sindhu, the Indian shuttler to win the first ever silver medal for the country in badminton with her golden performance at the Rio Olympics.

The Premier took to twitter to give Sindhu a pat on the back.

PM Modi’s Tweet:

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

Among other leaders, President Pranab Mukherjee and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi have also congratulated Sindhu for the historic win.

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