Shalini
Ajith
Kumar
was
seeded
second,
both
in
the
doubles
and
mixed
doubles
at
the
rating
tournament
held
in
Trichy.
She
bagged
the
runners
up
position
in
not
just
the
Women's
doubles
but
also
in
the
mixed
doubles
through
her
valiant
and
extraordinary
efforts
with
partners
Priya
and
Prakash.
Her
motivation
led
her
to
a
new
high
last
Sunday
(19.08.12).
Now,
the
top
ranked
players
will
clash
in
the
State
Level
Badminton
championships
to
be
held
in
Nagercoil
later
this
month
and
it
has
started
attracting
wide
attention
after
Shalini,
who
was
ranked
in
the
top,
confirmed
her
participation.
The
former
actress
believes
that
this
is
a
huge
achievement
for
her.
Shalini
says
that
she
has
been
working
hard
since
two
years
and
gives
credit
for
her
success
to
her
hubby
Ajith
Kumar
who
set
up
a
badminton
court
in
their
home
so
that
she
could
practice
the
game
at
home.
In
fact,
he
motivated
her
to
pursue
her
passion
and
asked
her
to
participate
in
mainstream
badminton
tournaments.