PM congratulates Srikanth on Indonesia Open triumph
Daily Excelsior
07:30 AM Jun 19, 2017 IST
���� New Delhi, June 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated shuttler Kidambi Srikanth after he clinched his second Super Series Premier title by lifting the Indonesia Open men's singles trophy in Jakarta.���� World No.22 Srikanth, who had reached the finals at Singapore Open in April, outclassed Japanese qualifier Kazumasa Sakai 21-11 21-19 in just 37 minutes in the final.���� "Congratulations @srikidambi! We are extremely delighted on your victory in the Indonesia Open Super Series tournament," Modi wrote in his twitter handle.���� Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Himanta Biswa Sarma also congratulated Srikanth on his achievement and announced a financial reward for the shuttler.���� "Congrats @srikidambi on your superb win at #IndonesiaSSP Finals. You've made us all proud. Glad to announce Re 5 lakh award from @BAI_Media," Sarma tweeted.���� India cricketer Virender Sehwag also took to the social media platform to shower his praise on Srikanth.���� "Congratulations Kidambi Srikanth on becoming the first Indian to win the #IndonesiaOpen . Ek killa Fateh," he wrote.���� Srikanth's fellow shuttlers also congratulated him on his superb win.���� HS Prannoy, who lost in the semi-finals of the tournament after beating the likes of Lee Chong Wei and Chen Long, wrote: "@srikidambi congrats broooo !! ????"���� Ajay Jayram tweeted, "Congratulations @srikidambi ! Super performance ????????????."���� Mixed doubles specialist Ashwini Ponnappa wrote: "Super super super @srikidambi????Congratulations??????". (PTI)
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