Wishes continue to pour in for Silver medallist PV Sindhu
WOMEN'S SINGLES SHUTTLER PV SINDHU created history by clinching the Silver medal at the Rio Olympics as she became the first Indian woman athlete to do so. She lost to World No. 1 in a hard-fought final played yesterday.
Nonetheless, she has won a billion hearts around the country and since then she has been receiving congratulatory messages. From PM Modi to celebrities sent in their best wishes for the 21-year-old shuttler.
Following are the tweets
Great game played with grit ; Hearty congrats #PVSindhu on creating history by winning for India Olympic Silver medal #PresidentMukherjee
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) August 19, 2016
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
T 2353 -#PVSindhu you played your heart out ! All of India is so so proud of you .. Thank for giving us that moment of pride !!!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 19, 2016
T 2353 - #PVSindhu .. look what you did .. you had 1.25 billion people rooting for you !! That is no mean achievement ! Proud of you !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 19, 2016
Saw d finals on tv with my mom and told her I hv a picture with Sindhu . Proud . pic.twitter.com/Ka9JHvnsjT
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) August 19, 2016
Sakshi….Sindhu…. Dono ko Salaam! pic.twitter.com/RFhfUkUpsS
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 18, 2016
Every cloud has a silver lining indeed! First Olympic silver in Badminton for India! Thank you @Pvsindhu1 😃Huge respect #Rio2016
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 19, 2016
Always knew u were an achiever.U managed to convert a cricket obsessed nation to watch badminton @Pvsindhu1! #proud pic.twitter.com/iejwHpdmWB
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 20, 2016
Again... Another daughter of our country presented a golden moment with a silver medal. Congratulations Sindhu for making our country proud.
— Mohanlal (@Mohanlal) August 19, 2016
A fantastic match ! @caro_marin2 speed of movement and @Pvsindhu1 fighting qualities! Congratulations to both !
— Parupalli Kashyap (@parupallik) August 19, 2016
Can't remember the last time an Indian athlete brought the nation together like d way @Pvsindhu1 did.Have nothing but gratitude for d show.
— Sunil Chhetri (@chetrisunil11) August 19, 2016
what an epic epic match!the best I've seen in a while!Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 & #PullelaGopichand #Rio2016
— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) August 19, 2016
What a run #Sindhu! You played with our emotions, you tugged at our heart and you made us proud.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 19, 2016
Hats off to you #PVSindhu .... I have become a great fan of yours ... Congratulations !
— Rajinikanth (@superstarrajini) August 19, 2016
Hurraaaaaah for Sindhu ! What an inspiration ! So amazingly well played !
— Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) August 19, 2016
