Saina Nehwal, Indian ace shuttler joins BJP

New Delhi, Jan 29 (HS): Saina Nehwal, ace Indian shuttler and Olympic bronze medalist  Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).  Prior to this, two more sports persons wrestlers Babita Phogat and Yogeshwar Dutt also joined BJP in 2019.

After joining the party, Saina said that BJP has done so much for the country. “Today, I joined a party that does so much for the country. I am a very hardworking person and I can see PM Narendra Modi  working hard day in and day out. It will be an honour for me to contribute towards the nation along with him,” she said.

Saina Nehwal, the 29-year old, shuttler, was one of the first celebrities to support the Centre’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC). She had also spoken in support of the Narendra Modi government and its schemes on several occasions in the past.

Saina has won over 24 international titles and is one of India’s most celebrated athletes after she became the first Indian woman shuttler to achieve the World No. 1 ranking.

The Haryana-born athlete represented India in the London Olympics in 2012 and won a bronze medal. Currently ranked ninth, Saina has won two bronze Asian Games medals, three gold, a silver and a bronze at the Commonwealth Games.