<p>Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali unintentionally took a dig at Pullela Gopichand by stating that Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu would be provided better coaching to ensure that she won the the gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.</p>
<p>"Sindhu is our daughter. The government will provide a better coach. We are confident that she will win gold medal," he told a TV channel.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Telangana: We are planning to give Sindhu proper coaching so that she can fetch gold next time: Mahmood Ali, Dep CM <a href="https://t.co/BZwtj7JC0N">pic.twitter.com/BZwtj7JC0N</a></p>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/767609428413677568">August 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>The Deputy Chief Minister made the remark after receiving Sindhu and her coach on their return to Hyderabad from the Rio Olympics.</p>
<p>His remarks came even as the duo received a grand welcome by their fans and the government felicitated them at a function held at Gachibowli stadium.</p>
<p>In his speech at the stadium, Ali congratulated both Sindhu and Gopichand. He said Gopichand Academy has produced best results.</p>
<p>All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi also suggested to Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao's son K. Tarakarama Rao, who is also a minister, to advise Ali not to make such obnoxious statements.</p>
<p>Ali had also courted controversy last year by stating that if the structure of Charminar in Hyderabad turns weak then it will be demolished. He was defending the government's decision to raze dilapidated portion of Osmania General Hospital. He later clarified that he never spoke about demolishing the Charminar.</p>
<p>Ali's comments naturally did not go down well with Twitterati who slammed him for his gaffe.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;">Here's how Twitterati reacted:</span></strong></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">How about Platinum medal for his stupidity? <a href="https://t.co/jstFvCppAP">https://t.co/jstFvCppAP</a></p>
&mdash; Krishna Mohan (@drkrishi) <a href="https://twitter.com/drkrishi/status/767683015061495808">August 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">If Sindhu needs a better coach then Telangana needs a better Deputy Chief Minister !! <a href="https://t.co/pWhrKuxQnN">https://t.co/pWhrKuxQnN</a></p>
&mdash; Vivek Shetty (@vivekshettym) <a href="https://twitter.com/vivekshettym/status/767711326198169600">August 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Indeed better if Politics stay away from this. Don't ruin. <a href="https://twitter.com/KTRTRS">@ktrtrs</a> <a href="https://t.co/zQPnOxq1nX">https://t.co/zQPnOxq1nX</a></p>
&mdash; M.L.Bharat (@Badasaar) <a href="https://twitter.com/Badasaar/status/767731156087296004">August 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The reason y they cal Politics is the last refuge of scoundrels. Better coach than Gopi?! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/idiotic?src=hash">#idiotic</a> <a href="https://t.co/n4yS1gAerg">https://t.co/n4yS1gAerg</a></p>
&mdash; Pratap Simha (@mepratap) <a href="https://twitter.com/mepratap/status/767624336882606080">August 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dy CM of Telangana,Mahmood Ali must know that Sindhu's coach Gopi Chand is the best.Ali shud avoid foolish statement <a href="https://t.co/7t4hRCaiPW">https://t.co/7t4hRCaiPW</a></p>
&mdash; Sadhana Tiwari (@Swt_Sadhana) <a href="https://twitter.com/Swt_Sadhana/status/767623388885946368">August 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">There can't be a better coach than Gopichand, wat do u mean by proper coaching you moron<a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news">@ani_news</a></p>
&mdash; Ratnakar Sadasyula (@ScorpiusMaximus) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScorpiusMaximus/status/767618572432633856">August 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Telangana deputy CM Mahmood Ali pips sports minister Vijay Goel in a photo finish for gold.Fortunate to be born in an era of these 2 legends</p>
&mdash; Mihir Vasavda (@mihirsv) <a href="https://twitter.com/mihirsv/status/767634960815534080">August 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">He might have meant 'better sports facilities', but ended up with 'coaching' coz lttle vocab, <a href="https://t.co/tNZGvJS21h">https://t.co/tNZGvJS21h</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/timesofindia">@timesofindia</a></p>
&mdash; Ghaafil &Oslash;&ordm;&Oslash;&sect;&Ugrave;u00c2u0081&Ugrave;u00c2u0084 (@Ghaafil) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ghaafil/status/767738906850762752">August 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">You mean P Gopichand's coaching was not good enough and some sarkari chamcha will do better? Tut tut. <a href="https://t.co/QGDpbKV24t">https://t.co/QGDpbKV24t</a></p>
&mdash; ranjona banerji (@ranjona) <a href="https://twitter.com/ranjona/status/767610124600946688">August 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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