In an unusual case, a 70-year-old man in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu went on to file a petition to the district collector, saying that he wants to marry the 24-year-old shuttler PV Sindu. In an incident that took place during the weekly meetings organised by the district collector where the general public comes to submit their petitions, the man, identified as Malaisamy, filed his petition as well. He went to the collectorate with pictures of himself and the ace shuttler Sindhu.

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Malaisamy says he is 16 years old

According to a media report, however, he did not stop at that. He also claimed that if it turns out to be impossible, he will kidnap her and marry her thereafter. Malaisamy said Sindhu’s achievements have impressed him and that he now wants her to be his life partner. He further went on to claim that in reality, he is not a 70-year-old, but a 16-year-old boy who was born on April 4, 2004.

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Sindhu had recently won a gold medal at BWF World Championship

On a related note, Sindhu received a lot of appreciation last month when she brought home a gold medal that she won at the BWF world championship. She received a very warm welcome at the IGI International airport and later went on to meet Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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She had explained to the media how the win was much-awaited for her. The badminton star had previously won two bronze and two silver medals but missed the gold by a small margin in both 2017 and 2018. Having self-actualized her long-standing dream of becoming a world champion, the two-time-silver-medalist was thrilled and promised to bag a gold for the country in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics  
Sindhu had also thanked her coach Gopichand for helping her throughout her journey. While also appreciating Rijiju, she had said, “Sir has been very supportive. The government of India has been a great support throughout. Whenever we needed anything, they extended their support.” She had further also heaped praises on the government of India for always encouraging all sportspersons. 

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