PM Modi lauds Saina Nehwal post Australian Open win

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated ace-shuttler Saina Nehwal on micro-blogging site Twitter.

Congratulations @NSaina for the stupendous victory. The entire nation is very proud of your sporting accomplishments.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 12, 2016

Saina brings laurels to the nation with her remarkable win in the Australian Open final. This is for the second time that Saina has touched such a milestone.

Saina, who lost the first round by 11-21, overcame a poor start with 21-14, 21-19 in a 72-minute thriller.