Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday extended his congratulations to shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa after they won the 2015 Canada Open badminton title.
The official twitter account of Gandhi's office shared his congratulations.
"Congratulations to @P9Ashwini and @Guttajwala on the big win at the 2015 Canada Open. You've made us proud!:Rahul Gandhi," his office tweeted.
Jwala and Ashwini clinched the Canada Open title after beating top pair Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek in their women's doubles event in Calgary.
The Commonwealth Games silver medalist pair overcame the Dutch duo 21-19, 21-16 in a thrilling final showdown that lasted over 35 minutes.
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