Big B takes potshots at Shobha De for Olympics comment

Mumbai, Aug 19 (PTI) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan indirectlytook a dig at author Shobha De while congratulating P V Sindhuon winning the women’s badminton singles semi-finals atOlympics in Rio. De had mocked Indian athletes, saying their aim was onlyto click selfies and return without any medal from the sportinggala. The author was criticised and trolled for her comments. Bachchan, 73, congratulated Sindhu, saying when she comesback he would like to click a selfie with her. "#PVSindhu.. Aap "khaali haath" nahein, medal leke wapasaa rahein hain.. Aur hum aapke saath ‘selfie’ nikalne chahatehain!! (You are not coming empty-handed, in fact, you arecoming along with a medal and I want to take a selfie withyou)," he wrote. In another post, Bachchan wrote, "#PVSindhu… Aapne’bolne walon’ ki bolti bund kar di.. Karm bolta hai aur wokabhi kabhi ‘kalam’ ko bhi hara deta hai! BADHAI !! (You havemade those people stunned, who talk unnecessarily. Hard workspeaks and sometimes even defeats a pen! Congratulations!!)." The legendary actor then asked people to neverunderestimate the female power. "Never ever underestimate power of female gender !#PVSindhu you have destroyed so many ‘naysayers’ .. you arethe PRIDE of INDIA!," he tweeted. PTI SSN JCHBK