Gopichand endorses Prannoy’s name for Arjuna Award on June 3rd

H.S. Prannoy ran into difficulty with the Badminton Association of India (BAI) following it did not involve him in the listing of tips for the National Athletics Awards that it experienced despatched on June 2. However, as it turns out, national mentor Pullela Gopichand experienced advisable the 27-12 months-old’s title in his capacity as a Khel Ratna Award winner a working day later.

Gopichand advised IANS on Sunday that he experienced sent the suggestion on June 3. “I had sent the suggestion on June 3,” he claimed.

Prannoy Roy assaults BAI for non-advice

Prannoy experienced released a scathing assault on the BAI just after the federation’s list of tips went general public.

“Similar aged tale. Dude who has medals in CWG and Asian Championships not even recommended by the association. And guy who was not there on any of these main events advised. #waah #thiscountryisajoke,” Prannoy said in a tweet that he later deleted.

Prannoy and previous Entire world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth experienced been slapped with disciplinary notices for leaving the Indian squad at the Asian Crew Championships in the Philippines previously this calendar year. The pair experienced gone to Barcelona to generate rating points that was important for their possibilities to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.

The BAI stated in a statement on Friday that Srikanth has been recommended for the Khel Ratna award even though Prannoy has been specified 15 times “to reply on his misconduct.”

“There are various scenarios of disciplinary challenges with Prannoy the Federation had been pretty tolerant all this though but in the new earlier his mind-set has pressured BAI to consider action and also relook at the disciplinary insurance policies. A exhibit-trigger letter has been issued for the remarks created. If the participant fails to reply in the allotted time, BAI will be taking stern action against the shuttler,” BAI Secretary General Ajay Kumar Singhania said in the assertion.