PM Modi meets PV Sindhu, calls her India's pride
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met shuttler PV Sindhu and called the badminton star "India's pride and said she has brought glory to the nation by becoming the first Indian to win gold at BWF World Championships."India's pride, a champion who has brought home a Gold and lots of glory! Happy to have met @Pvsindhu1. Congratulated her and wished her the very best for her future endeavours," PM Modi tweeted.[{c842caf4-600c-48a9-a232-18464e939964:intradmin/modi_lSA0J3X.JPG}]Earlier in the day, Sindhu met Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju.The minister presented the shuttler with a cheque of Rs 10 lakhs for winning a gold medal in BWF World Championships.[{bce270b7-e0b1-4510-8599-2c32f2550a29:intradmin/EC9jSQHUwAI52yy.jpg}]Sindhu became the first Indian to win a World Championships gold medal by defeating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in the finals of the tournament on Sunday.After her win, Sindhu arrived in India early Tuesday morning and was seen ...