CRPF has convinced the Champion Silver Sindhu , country’s latest sports star – Olympic medallist to be its Brand Ambassador. .
Though Home ministry gave a quick nod to CRPF, the force will have await a final nod from President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Once the green signal is given, the largest Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) will bestow the honorary rank of Commandant on the ace badminton player.
Sindhu will be honoured and presented the rank badges and camouflage combat fatigues of the CRPF at a ceremonial event. This is a symbolic representation, with no salary or fee being given to the sports star.
A Commandant rank in the CRPF is equivalent to the position of a Superintendent of Police (SP) and such an officer commands a battalion of about 1,000 personnel, when posted in field operations. She will choose between Telangana or Andhra Pradesh as her field of deployment, albeit in a symbolic sense.
The 3-lakh personnel strong force has been in recent controversy for use of pellet guns in Kashmir valley, criticised as a harsh method by some quarters.
