I am an Indian and will remain so, Sania Mirza to India’s BJP

DELHI: Tennis star Sania Mirza in her tit-for-tat reply to BJP lawmaker’s statement on Thursday said she is an Indian and will remain so until the end of her life.

An MP from India’s ruling Bhartiya Jannata Party (BJP) had criticized the appointment of tennis player Sania Mirza as brand ambassador of the newly-created Telangana state, saying that she is married to a Pakistani man.

Sania Mirza chose to use her twitter account to make public her befitting response. She tweeted:

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.

— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) July 24, 2014

2. I was born in Mumbai as my mother needed to be at a specialist hospital since she was seriously unwell at the time of my birth.

— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) July 24, 2014

My forefathers have lived in Hyderabad for more than a century. My grandfather, Mr. Mohammed Zaffer Mirza started his career as an Engineer-

— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) July 24, 2014

Bollywood mega superstar Salman Khan showing all out support to Sania Mirsa tweeted:

Wah yaarrr! sania mirza , kamaal karti ho . Like the spirit , issse bolteh hain kick ass . .

— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) July 24, 2014

It may be noted here that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had handed over a letter of appointment and a cheque worth 10m rupees to Sania Mirza at a function in the state capital, Hyderabad.