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Pullela Gopichand’s name is present in every byline with the headlines of P V Sindhu winning the silver medal at Rio Olympics.

And it should be, because it is due to his discipline Sindhu has grown to be a star. Just like her senior and 2012 medallist – Saina Nehwal.

But Telangana deputy CM Mahmood Ali thinks otherwise. He plans to give Sindhu “proper coaching” so that she can win the gold medal in the next Olympics

Telangana: We are planning to give Sindhu proper coaching so that she can fetch gold next time: Mahmood Ali, Dep CM pic.twitter.com/BZwtj7JC0N — ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2016

The ignorance of the official is immense since the coaching Gopichand provides is one of the best in the world.

The facilities his academies provide are the best in the world. Twitter took note of these facts and there was a bitter backlash.

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https://twitter.com/mojorojo/status/767610709232480256

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@ANI_news matlab ab tak jo training diya woh bekaar thaa kya bc — Jithendra (@hydbadshah) August 22, 2016

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@ANI_news Duffer proper Coaching is what got us the Silver Medal. Don’t Meddle in her coaching just give Facilities to Sindhu and Gopichand. — Manoj Raje (@rajemanoj) August 22, 2016

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There can’t be a better coach than Gopichand, wat do u mean by proper coaching you moron@ani_news — Ratnakar Sadasyula (@ScorpiusMaximus) August 22, 2016

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@ANI_news Keep politicians far away from our sportsmen to win more medals . — Savita (@saavy_m) August 22, 2016

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@ANI_news What?? and I thought she was already receiving the best coaching from Gopi — Nitin Sharma (@nitin1sharma) August 22, 2016

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@ANI_news All this just to take credit for the bright future of a self made athlete.That too without doing anything for sure. — Monika singh (@onceAThinker) August 22, 2016

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@ANI_news Whenwill politicians talk sense.Focus on getting facilities for swimming,gymnastics,hockey etc.Badminton taken care,just supportit — aruna (@aru_2009) August 22, 2016

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We are planning to vote properly so that next time we have a better Dep CM: Telangana https://t.co/uiQYKJBveo — Aadeesh (@Aadeesh) August 22, 2016

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headlines/breaking news : "Mahmood Ali, Dep CM of Telangana will coach Sindhu to win Gold in Tokyo 2020" https://t.co/sfHTYCdi6K — Suhas Bharadwaj (@srbharadwaj) August 22, 2016

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Telangana deputy CM says they will ensure "proper coaching" for #PVSindhu so she wins gold next time. Lol. How to embarrass yourself 101. — Uday (@UdaySRana) August 22, 2016

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Ignorant / insensitive? Mahmood Ali, Deputy CM Telangana says P. Gopichand is good but planning to get better https://t.co/jEFhnSVfO8 — GAURAV C SAWANT (@gauravcsawant) August 22, 2016

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Dy.CM of Telangana is one more example, where one tries to Smart, to look cool // but ends in being real self ~ a Smart @$$ — JeM!N Panchal (@jemin_p) August 22, 2016

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https://twitter.com/hankypanty/status/767634944063451136

The quote reflects how out of touch politicians are with the sports scene in India. The statement discredits everything Gopichand has done for the players and for the country. Which is more than any politician will ever do.

We need the facilities, which again, Gopichand has lobbied for personally. He has single-handedly changed the sport of Badminton in India.

We hope future politicians speak sense and act with it too.

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