Gifts, accolades pour in for Silver Sindhu
Awards and accolades await PV Sindhu as Telangana and Andhra Pradesh prepare to welcome home the badminton ace. From Hyderabad to Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam, corporates, businessmen and jewellery showrooms are waiting to show their appreciation for the medal-winner in cash and gifts.
By : migrator
Update: 2016-08-20 14:17 GMT
Hyderabad
The first gift that Sindhu will receive is a BMW from V Chamundeshwarnath, president of Hyderabad District Badminton Association. He had gifted a BMW to Saina Nehwal when she won a bronze in 2012 and vowed to gift one to Sindhu if she wins a medal. Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who handed over the BMW to Saina Nehwal in August 2012, is also likely to hand over the Beemer to Sindhu next month.
Telangana government announced a cash awards of Rs one crore. Sources said that Government is also likely to gift land to Sindhu. Badminton Association of India too announced a reward of Rs 50 lakh for Sindhu and Rs 10 lakh for Gopichand. The All India Football Federation also awarded Rs 5 lakh each for both Sindhu and Sakshi Malik.
The Madhya Pradesh government also announced a reward of Rs 50 lakh for Sindhu, an official said. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced the reward, according to the official.
A Vijayawada-based jewellery showroom is waiting to sign up Sindhu as its brand ambassador.
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