<p><strong>Vijayawada</strong>: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday picked up a badminton racquet to play with Olympic silver medallist P. V. Sindhu.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">WATCH: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PVSindhu?src=hash">#PVSindhu</a> plays badminton with Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu in Vijaywada<a href="https://t.co/4JsOblEff6">https://t.co/4JsOblEff6</a></p>
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<p>Naidu played for a few moments with the star shuttler on the dais of a function organised by the state government to felicitate her. Hundreds of people including students cheered the duo.</p>
<p>Keeping all the protocol aside, Naidu came to Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium to personally felicitate Sindhu and her coach Pullela Gopichand.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> Silver medallist <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PVSindhu?src=hash">#PVSindhu</a> being felicitated at ceremony in Vijayawada (AP) <a href="https://t.co/PTqTxjt49V">pic.twitter.com/PTqTxjt49V</a></p>
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<p>A leader of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) had a surprise for Naidu when he handed over a racquet and shuttle to him and another racquet to Sindhu.</p>
<p>Speaking on the occasion, Naidu lavished praise on Sindhu, saying she gave hope to India when there was concern that the country may draw a blank in medals' tally.</p>

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday picked up a badminton racquet to play with Olympic silver medallist P. V. Sindhu

Watch video: Chandrababu Naidu plays badminton with P V Sindhu

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