AP CM YS Jagan Mohan, Vice President And Others Congratulate Shuttler Srikanth Kidambi For Silver Medal In BWF C'Ship

Mr. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, congratulated Srikanth Kidambi, who won a silver medal in the BWF Championship 2021.

At 10:10 P.M., on the 19th of December, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy posted a tweet, "Many congratulations to our Telugu shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on winning historic silver after a hard-fought final in BWF World Championship 2021. Wishing him all the best for a bright career and many more laurels in the future."

Besides Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Vice President of India Mr. Venkaiah Naidu also congratulated Kidambi Srikanth for the victory. He said, "Congratulations to Kidambi Srikanth for scripting history by becoming the first male player from India to bag a Silver medal at BWF World Championships final 2021. My best wishes for his future endeavours! @srikidambi #BWFWorldChampionships2021."

Mr. K.T. Rama Rao, the Telangana Minister for Information Technology, tweeted, "Commendable performance 👏 by ace shuttler @srikidambi winning historic silver in BWF World Championship 2021

My compliments and all the best in keeping the national flag 🇮🇳 flying high 👍. "

Cricket's 'god father' Sachin Tendulkar also posted congratulatory message, "Proud of you, @srikidambi & @lakshya_sen on winning the Silver Medal🥈 & Bronze Medal 🥉 respectively at #BWFWorldChampionships at Huelva.

Congratulations and wishing you two the very best!

It’s great to have 2 shuttlers from India 🇮🇳 on the podium. https://t.co/ZlHLkqCmmv."

On the 19th of December, Srikanth Kidambi clinched a silver medal in Men's Singles. He was defeated by Loh Kean Yew, a player from Singapore. A former world no. 1, Srikanth lost 15-21, 20-22 to his opponent in 43 minutes. Despite the loss of a gold medal, India secured two medals at the Badminton World Federation (BWF.)

The BWF Championship 2021 started from the 12th of December and concluded on the 19th of December. The event was held in Huelva, Spain.