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Khattar forgets Sindhu’s name; says she's from Karnataka

"It’s a proud moment for us that two of our daughters won medals on Raksha Bandhan festival. Sakshi Malik from Haryana and Sindhu (he asked others for her full name)... P. V. Sindhu from Karnataka (Sindhu is from Hyderabad)," he said.

Published : Aug 24, 2016 17:57 IST , Rohtak

P. V. Sindhu became India's youngest Olympic silver-medallist in the Rio Games.
P. V. Sindhu became India's youngest Olympic silver-medallist in the Rio Games.
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P. V. Sindhu became India's youngest Olympic silver-medallist in the Rio Games.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today forgot Olympic silver medallist P. V. Sindhu’s full name and also wrongly said she's from Karnataka.

“It’s a proud moment for us that two of our daughters won medals on Raksha Bandhan festival. Sakshi Malik from Haryana and Sindhu (he asked others for her full name)... P. V. Sindhu from Karnataka (Sindhu is from Hyderabad),” he said.

Khattar was addressing a huge gathering during the reception which was accorded by the Haryana government to the Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik in Bahadurgarh town near Rohtak after she arrived this morning from Rio de Janeiro.

Notably, the Khattar government had also announced a Rs 50 lakh reward for Hyderabad-based badminton player Sindhu.

During his 11-minute speech at Bahadurgarh, Khattar also said that his government will help the athletes who showed good timings during ongoing police recruitment drive in Haryana.

“The information we have, some of those who came there, even though they came for seeking jobs, their running time record shows that they even surpassed and bettered the time of some athletes who took part in the Olympics. We will identify them and help them move forward.”

Khattar was initially scheduled to honour Sakshi Malik at her village Mokhra Khas in Rohtak but later decided to felicitate her at Bahadurgarh. He was accompanied by his senior cabinet colleagues Capt. Abhimanyu and O. P. Dhankar, among others, to welcome the star athlete.

Sakshi was handed a cheque of Rs 2.5 crore by the Chief Minister.

The CM also announced Rs 10 lakh each for the 23-year-old wrestler’s two coaches, besides sports nursery and stadium for her village Mokhra Khas.

Sakshi was also appointed as Haryana’s brand ambassador for Narendra Modi Government’s flagship ‘Beti Padhao-Beti Bachao’ programme.

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