Telangana:
India star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth is awarded with Rs 7 lakh & 5 acres land at Tirupati for a sports academy.
On December 19, Srikanth became the first Indian male shuttler to win silver medal at World Championships after losing to Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew with scoreline of 21-15, 22-20 in the game that lasted for 43 minutes.
“Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has felicitated badminton player Kidambi Srikanth for becoming the first Indian male shuttler to win a silver medal at the World Championships & announced a cash award of Rs 7 lakh & 5 acres land at Tirupati for an academy,” said CMO in press release.
Speaking on the occasion, Kidambi Srikanth expressed happiness for meeting the Chief Minister and said the latter has assured all help to him. He thanked the Chief Minister for giving five acres of land in Tirupati for setting up an academy and said he would set up a world-class badminton academy and train world-class players.
Srikanth said the sports people are happy with the special care taken by the government and thanked the Chief Minister on their behalf. He said he would strive to win more tournaments in the future and bring fame to the state.
Tourism Minister Muttamsetti Srinivas, Special Chief Secretary G Saiprasad, SAAP Chairman Byreddy Siddarth Reddy, SAAP MD Dr N Prabhakar Reddy, SAAP OSD Rama Krishna and Srikanth’s parents Radhamukunda and KVS Krishna were present on the occasion.
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