New Delhi: India's collective heart is full after badminton star PV Sindhu won the silver medal in the women's singles match at the Rio Olympics. In a bravely-fought thriller of a match, Sindhu lost to Spain's Carolina Marin. At home, stars like Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan were watching and saluted the 21-year-old on Twitter.
Rajinikanth, who rarely tweets, declared himself a fan of the young player. His tweet had been retweeted over 18,000 times. Big B, who has been following the Rio Games closely, thanked Sindhu for bringing India glory.
Salman Khan, who played a wrestler in his last film Sultan, Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan tweeted:
Actors Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra, currently touring USA with the Dream Team concert together, tweeted:
Other congratulatory messages were posted by Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna, Dhanush, A R Rahman, Farhan Akhtar and others.
Rajinikanth, who rarely tweets, declared himself a fan of the young player. His tweet had been retweeted over 18,000 times. Big B, who has been following the Rio Games closely, thanked Sindhu for bringing India glory.
Actors Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra, currently touring USA with the Dream Team concert together, tweeted:
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