PM Narendra Modi congratulates B Sai Praneeth for Thailand Open triumph

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated shuttler B Sai Praneeth for winning the $1,20,000 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold men's singles title in Bangkok on Sunday.

"Congratulations to B Sai Praneeth for wining the Thailand Open badminton tournament. India is elated on the accomplishment: PM @narendramodi," tweeted the official handle of the Prime Minister.

Congratulations to B Sai Praneeth for wining the Thailand Open badminton tournament. India is elated on the accomplishment: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 4, 2017

The third seeded Indian prevailed 17-21 21-18 21-19 over fourth seeded Indonesian Jonatan Christie in a contest that lasted an hour and 11 minutes. This was Praneeth's maiden Grand Prix Gold and second consecutive overall title win, following the Singapore Open victory. He had reached the finals of Syed Modi International in January at Hyderabad, where he lost to Sameer Verma.