India, May 9 -- Ace doubles badminton player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy on Friday said his recent comments on the muted public reception after the Indian team won Thomas Cup bronze medal were not intended to seek "money or grand parades" but to urge the people "to celebrate every win, big or small" in all sports.

The world Number 4 pair of Satwik and Chirag Shetty, the Asian Games champions, were part of the Indian team that recently claimed a bronze medal in the Thomas Cup in Denmark but the former had expressed his emotions on social media on the lack of recognition for their effort.

After returning home from Denmark, Satwik wrote, "Back home now. As usual, no one knows what happened over the past two weeks, and it seems like no one real...