WATCH: Chandrababu Naidu plays badminton with PV Sindhu on stage during felicitation ceremony

The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister didn't waste the opportunity and was seen exchanging a few rallies on the stage with the 21-year-old shuttler.

New Delhi: After a wonderful reception in Hyderabad, ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu and her coach Pullela Gopichand were felicitated in Andhra Pradesh today.

Sindhu, who became the first Indian shuttler to clinch a silver medal at the Olympics, has become the toast of the nation and has been attending events and ceremonies since her arrival in Telangana yesterday.

Sindhu and Gopichand did a road show from Gannavaram Airport in Vijayawada to Indira Gandhi Stadium - where they were felicitated by Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu.

Naidu didn't waste the opportunity and was seen exchanging a few rallies on the stage with the 21-year-old shuttler.

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Sindhu was also handed over a cheque of Rs 3 crore as promised by the state government.

Sindhu and Gopichand will also take a holy dip in Krishna river on the last day of 12-day long river festival "Krishna Pushkaralu" today.