LAHORE – BJP MLA Raja Singh demanded that tennis star Sania Mirza must be removed as the brand ambassador for the state of Telangana. Sania condemned the attack with heartfelt words and was shocked to even consider a sane person to be a supporter or endorser of terrorism.
In her statement on Sunday, Sania had said, “I don’t need to condemn an attack publicly, or come and scream from rooftops all over social media that we are against terrorism… of course we are against terrorism and anyone that spread it… any person in their right mind is against terrorism and if they are not then that’s a problem!! I play for my country, sweat for it and that’s how I serve my country (sic).”
In a video being circulated on social media, Raga Singh said, “Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao took a decision that he would not celebrate his birthday (which fell on February 17) to extend condolences to the troopers who were killed. However, I have another request to the Telangana CM. When several countries across the world, including India, want to cut ties with Pakistan, you also have one tie to break.”
“You must revoke your decision that made Sania Mirza the brand ambassador of Telangana immediately. Because in Telangana itself, there are many good players,” he said.
“They have won many medals for Telangana and India. We don’t need to make a Pakistani daughter-in-law our brand ambassador,” the legislator added.
