Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu, who began her 2024 Paris Olympics campaign with a victory earlier this week, says it was a pleasant surprise to have Telugu film veteran Chiranjeevi watching his first match at the Games with his family. The 29-year-old enjoyed a resounding straight-games victory over Maldives’ Fathimath Abdul Razzaq in the group stage women’s singles match in Paris on Sunday. On Instagram, Sindhu shared a photo with Chiranjeevi, her son and “RRR” star Ram Charan, her daughter-in-law Upasana Kamaneni and his wife Surekha Konidala posing with the Indian national flag.
“The most adorable surprise at the Olympics was having uncle Chiru and the whole family, including sweet Kaara, for my first match in Paris,” she wrote, also referring to the star’s 13-month-old granddaughter, Klin Kaara Konidela.
The badminton ace also described Chiranjeevi as “possibly the most respected actor in cinema”.
“There are very, very few people in this world who have class, grace and charm like Uncle Chiru… there is simply no one like him. To Upsi, Charan, uncle Chiru and aunty Surekha, you are special,” she added in her post shared on Monday.
Sindhu, who is bidding for a third Olympic medal, took just 29 minutes to defeat her lower-ranked opponent 21-9 21-6 in the Group M game.
The 10th seed Indian, who won the silver medal at the Rio Games in 2016 and bronze at the last edition in Tokyo, will face world number 75 Kristin Kuuba of Estonia in her second match of the group stage on Wednesday.
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