TN leaders greet P V Sindhu for historic World C'ships gold

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and DMK president M K Stalin on Sunday lauded P V Sindhu for her historic triumph at the Badminton World Championships. Congratulating the ace shuttler, Panneerselvam in a tweet said," it is heartening to note that Sindhu has scripted history by becoming the first Indian to clinch gold now in the Badminton World Championship, in which she has bagged medals five times." Stalin in his tweet said, "Heartiest congratulations to @Pvsindhu1on her maiden Gold at the BWF World Championships. I wish her many more victories in years to come. May her success be an inspiration for young Indians to excel in sports.

#PVSindhu." MNM Chief Kamal Haasan and AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran also lauded Sindhu for her accomplishment. Olympic silver medallist Sindhu beat Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7 21-7 in a one-sided summit clash in Basel, Switzerland, to clinch her and India's maiden gold in the World Championships.

The country's sporting fraternity, led by cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar hailed Sindhu's victory saying her feat has made India proud..