Here is the press release from Sania Mirza- It hurts me that so much precious time of prominent politicians and the media is being wasted on a petty issue of my being appointed the Brand Ambassador of my State of Telangana. I sincerely believe that this precious time should be spent on solving the more urgent issues of our State and country. I would like to state as follows: 1. I am married to Mr. Shoaib Malik, who is from Pakistan. I am an Indian, who will remain an Indian until the end of my life. 2. I was born in Mumbai as my mother needed to be at a specialist hospital since she was seriously unwell at the time ...

The embarrassments continue for Telangana BJP, which has gunned for Sania Mirza over her place of birth, among many other things. The BJP leaders claimed she was born in Maharashtra and her family migrated to Hyderabad in 1980s. But reports say Sania Mirza’s family has ties to Telangana for more than a century and that the family is shocked over the baseless controversy. Sania’s grandfather W. Mirza Shukoor Baigh even served as an MLA from Warangal during 1957. He was a legal giant and a poet. Telangana BJP’s misogynist comments failed even on the basic facts about Sania’s family lineage. Sania may put out a press statement shortly on this whole unwanted controversy.

BJP floor leader K Lakshman’s comments against Sania dubbing her ‘Pakistan’s daughter-in-law’ has quickly turned into a national embarrassment for the party, with it’s own party leaders distancing themselves away from the comments. Senior BJP leader & Parliamentarian MM Joshi today slammed the statement saying, “If someone says this then it reflects his culture”.  Prakash Javadekar,I&B Minister said that Sania Mirza is the pride of India. He said “Sania Mirza has an international standing of her own,we have no problem, actually she is brand ambassador of India” Congress leader Manish Tewari said ‘This is a bizarre controversy. Sania Mirza is an acclaimed player. An individual has the right to marry anyone’. Brinda Karat said “Only a pervert & twisted mind can give such ...

The BJP which has been mysteriously silent on all major issues Telangana has been facing ever since it became a state, has now woke up and raised its voice, only to shoot itself in the foot. In a hurry to corner the TRS Govt, the BJP got several things wrong. While it could have acted like a much needed constructive opposition in the new state, clearly it’s heart is in catering to the agenda of andhra leadership. Otherwise why would it try tying up a welfare scheme like FAST scholarship with State’s brand ambassadorship? The BJP asked why Sania, born in Maharashtra and married to Pakistani, is declared brand ambassador and not a local? Don’t these BJP leaders know that Modi ...

  The Telangana government on Tuesday appointed ace tennis player Sania Mirza as its brand ambassador. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao handed over the appointment letter to Sania along with a cheque of Rs.1 crore as grant for training and to meet other expenses to participate in the US Open and other tournaments. The grant was announced yesterday when Sania called on the chief minister. The appointment letter and cheque were presented at a meeting the chief minister had with industrialists on the industrial policy today. Rao said the state is proud over the achievements of the ‘daughter of Hyderabad’. Noting that Sania now is ranked 5th in the doubles, he hoped that she will become number one one day. Chief Secretary ...