Srikanth said he's happy to serve the public from his native place.

After being appointed as the Deputy Collector, Srikanth said, "I am happy to serve the public from my native place.""As of now I want to focus on my game, but will try to understand the responsibilities of the Deputy Collector post and do justice to it," the 25-year-old added.

The ace shuttler also thanked the chief minister, his coaches and the collector for the prestigious post.Last year, Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu had also assumed the office of Deputy Collector at Gollapudi in Andhra Pradesh state secretariat. The Telangana government had also awarded the ace badminton player with a cash reward of Rs 5 crore and a residential plot.