These handicapped athletes,devoid of any monetary help from govt or other associations, are more deserving in every respect, than our Olympic stars who received tons of grants from the govt/ their federations for olympic preparations. Our top leader enthusiastically wished our Olympic bound athletes at his residence & wished them luck for bringing medals. These much vaunted sportstars brought 1 silver & 1 bronze. But the same leader was missing when the hapless paraolympic athletes departed for Rio. Anyway good because had he wished them, then his sycophants would have claimed credit for it. Hats off to these 2 great persons. It is our boys turn now.
Just googled the list of rewards announced/received for PV Sindhu (silver)..
1- Rs 5 crore from Telangana government; 1,000 sq yards house site in the city, government job. 2- Rs 3 crore from Andhra Pradesh government; 1,000 sq yard house site in the new capital city of Amaravathi. 3- Rs 2 crore from Delhi government. 4- Rs 50 lakh each from Badminton Association of India (BAI), Sports Ministry, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh governments. 5- Rs 75 lakh from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). 6- Rs 50 lakh from Kerala businessman Mukkattu Sebastian, based in UAE. 7- Rs 30 lakh from Indian Olympic Association (IOA). 8- Rs 5 lakh from All India Football Federation (AIFF). 9- Rs 1.01 lakh from actor Salman Khan. 10- Rs 6 lakh worth diamond necklace from NAC Jewellers. 11- BMW car from V Chamundeswaranath, president of Hyderabad Badminton Association of India. India's cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar will present the car to Sindhu.
Would be more than happy if similar (or) more honors are bestowed to these winners too.
Hearty Congratulations to Mr.Mariyappan Thangavelu and Mr.Varun Singh Bhati for making their motherland, India and fellow Indians the proudest. They won against all the odds so they should be treated and honored as real CHAMPIONS by one and all. Once again, congrats guys from the bottom of my heart.
