Saina Nehwal with PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi (Press Trust of India)
World number one badminton player Saina Nehwal today presented her racquet, with which she became the first Indian to win a silver medal at the Badminton World Championships, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an advanced birthday present.
Mr Modi will turn 65 tomorrow.
The 25-year-old badminton player was delighted to have met the Prime Minister.
"I am pleased to meet honourable Prime Minister and wished him Happy birthday in advance. I am happy to present him a racket for his birthday. It's really good to know that he follows every sport regularly and also interesting thing is he spoke to me about my matches. He also congratulated me for my World Championship medal," Ms Nehwal said after the meeting.
She was accompanied by her father Harvir Nehwal and Neerav Tomar, MD & CEO of IOS Sports & Entertainment.