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Telangana Chief Minister

K Chandrasekhar Rao Sunday congratulated ace shuttler PV

Sindhu for winning the BWF world tour title.

Hailing Sindhu as the "pride" of the country, Rao

wished that she would bring many more laurels to the country

and the state in future, an official release said.

Sindhu became the first Indian to win BWF World Tour

Finals at Guangzhou when she defeated Japan'sNozomi Okuhara

21-19 21-17.

Expressing his happiness over her feat, Sindhu's

father PV Ramana described her victory as amazing.

He said in the year-end she has proved that she is not

"silver Sindhu", but she is a "golden girl" of badminton.

"She had gone there with confidence of winning the

title. She beat the top players, who were ranked higher than

her. This is an amazing victory and I am very happy about it",

he said.

Ramana further said that Sindhu played the matches in

a cool manner and with patience. "She played a matured and

well-planned game", he added.

"Yes she created history by becoming the first Indian

ever to win World Tour Finals. I am happy (about it)," he

added.

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