Badminton star Chirag Shetty questions Maha Govt's felicitaion of ICT

India's ace badminton player Chirag Shetty seems to be unhappy with the "unfair treatment" of the Maharashtra Government. "Thomas Cup is equivalent to winning the Cricket World Cup", Chirag Shetty didn't mince his words when the ace shuttler questioned the Maharashtra government for felicitating Rohit Sharma's Team India after their historic title win at the ICC T20 World Cup.

Already rewarded bumper prize money for lifting the T20 World Cup by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), members of the T20 World Cup-winning Indian team were given a cash prize of ₹11 crore on Friday. After receiving a heroes' welcome in New Delhi and Mumbai, Rohit, and Co. were honored at the Vidhan Bhawan in the presence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.

A day after the special event in Maharashtra, Indian badminton star Chirag aimed at the state government for ignoring his achievement. Chirag was an integral part of the Indian badminton side that claimed the Thomas Cup in 2022. India outclassed Indonesia 3-0 in Bangkok to rewrite history at the time. Chirag urged the government to treat all sports equally.

"Thomas Cup is equivalent to winning the World Cup. I was part of the Indian badminton team which won its maiden title, shocking champions Indonesia in the final. I was the only Maharashtra player in the Indian team. When the government can honour World Cup-winning cricket stars, they should also recognize my efforts. Government should treat any other sport equally," Chirag said.