Amitabh Bachchan to Virat Kohli, Twitterati laud Satrnam Singh on NBA feat
A file picture of Satnam Singh with his father.
On Friday morning Satnam Singh became the first Indian to be drafted in NBA as he was was signed by Dallas Mavericks.
As the news started trickling in, the twitter flooded with congratulatory messages.
From Sportsman to film celebrities to ministers, all joined in to wish the Bello Ke boy.
Here is how the micro-blogging site reacted.
T 1910 –#satnamsingh first Indian player to be in the NBA .. congratulations !! India goes to NBA .. now time for NBA to come to India ..!!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) June 26, 2015
Bruuuha! Congratulations Satnaam Singh for creating history. First Indian ever to be picked in NBA draft. That’s great news! — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 26, 2015
19-year-old Satnam Singh Bhamara,1st Indian 2b drafted into the NBA, with @sachin_rt : in basketball, size matters! pic.twitter.com/147XSRtAoB
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 27, 2015
Keep on shining #SatnamSingh,1st Indian national to make it to the NBA! Had met him last year, what an inspiration! #DallasMavericks #proud — Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) June 26, 2015
Congratulations Satnam Singh.. Indian Youth once again break the Glass Ceiling. Nothing is impossible!! http://t.co/wrG5LSNpFS
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) June 26, 2015
Congratulations Satnam Singh. The 1st ever Indian to be drafted into the NBA by the Dallas Mavericks http://t.co/CjoXdGMlWk
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) June 26, 2015
