VIJAYAWADA: Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, who was earlier appointed Deputy Collector by the Andhra Pradesh government, was on Thursday posted as deputy director of AP Tourism Authority (APTA).
In March 2018, after his performance in international arena in 2017 where he won international tournaments, the then government appointed Srikanth as Deputy Collector.
Srikanth was also honoured with the Padma Shri award by the Centre for his performance. Srikanth, who completed Deputy Collector training and is waiting for posting, was on Thursday posted as the Deputy Director of APTA. Kidambi Srikanth was sanctioned On Duty facility for the shuttler to prepare for the Olympics.