Both the Telugu states showered praises on the Badminton player P.V. Sindhu’s for her medal-winning performance in the Rio Olympics.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandra babu Naidu has announced Rs.3 crore, a 1,000-square yard residential plot and a Group-I officer job of her choice and similarly, Rs.50 lakh for her coach Pullela Gopi Chand. Naidu has announced the decisions taken at the Cabinet meeting and attributed the achievements of star players like Gopi Chand, Saina Nehwal, Karanam Malleswari and Sindhu to the world-class sporting infrastructure he had created in Hyderabad. He recalled that the successful conduct of the National Games in 2002 and Afro-Asian Games in the subsequent year, both in Hyderabad, gave a fillip to prospects of talented players like them. It paved the way for holding the Commonwealth Games in India.
The Telangana government has announced Rs. 5 crore, a house site of 1,000-square yard and a suitable job, if she was willing to accept, for Ms. Sindhu. A grand welcome would also be organised on her arrival in Hyderabad on August 22. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said that Sindhu is the daughter of Hyderabad and Telangana and it has been the government policy to encourage sportspersons with international caliber. He also announced Rs.1 crore reward to Mr. Gopi Chand.