President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday congratulated ace shuttler Saina Nehwal for becoming first Indian woman player in badminton to be world no. 1.
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"Congrats Saina Nehwal on becoming World no 1 in Badminton; well deserved honour; best wishes for Indian Open Semi Final," the President tweeted.
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Nehwal's achievement phenomenal and congratulated her for the same.
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"The phenomenal accomplishments of @NSaina make us very proud. I congratulate her on being the World Number," the Prime Minister tweeted.
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The ace badminton player achieved the number one rank after defeating Spain's Carolina Marin.
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However, the official rankings will be out only on Thursday next week.
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