India’s ace shuttler PV Sindhu on Sunday created history becoming the first Indian to win the Korea Open Super Series title. Sindhu defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 22-20, 11-21, 21-18 became the world champion.
Even as the elated Twitteratti showered her with praises, Sindhu took the occasion to dedicate her victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday.
Here’s what she tweeted:
Her tweet was in response to this congratulatory tweet from PMO India:
But her tweet evoked mixed responses from people.
Some lauded her for the gesture:
Congratulations!!!
You and our Prime Minister @narendramodi are The Best!!! Keep giving the Best!!! Keep it up!!! https://t.co/0hhTUQuQcJ— Virat Kohli Fanclub (@ViratKohliIndFC) September 17, 2017
And some took this opportunity to troll Modi critics:
But some didn’t agree with the idea of dedicating the victory to the Prime Minister:
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