BJP MLA Seeks Removal Of ‘Pakistani Bahu’ Sania Mirza As Telangana Brand Ambassador

Hyderabad: BJP MLA Raja Singh on Monday demanded the removal of Tennis player Sania Mirza as the brand ambassador of Telangana. Calling her the 'bahu of Pakistan', the BJP MLA said that Sania Mirza ceased to be Indian as she had married a Pakistani.

This message came in reponse, after the terror attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir last week in which 49 CRPF jawans in a bus were killed by a suicide bomber of Jaish-e-Mohammad.

In the video message which is being circulated on social media, Raja Singh, who is known for his controversial and inflammatory comments, appreciated Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao choosing not to celebrate his birthday on February 17 to extend condolences to the martyred soldiers. However, he requested KCR to display the spirit to cut ties with Pakistan and remove Sania Mirza as the brand ambassador of Telangana immediately.

Suggesting players' names such as VVS Laxman, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal who have won many medals for India, the Goshamahal legislator said there was no need to make a Pakistani daughter-in-law Telangana's brand ambassador.

Sania Mirza, who is married to former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik condemned the attack, a day earlier to the BJP MLA's message and urged the people of India to pray for peace instead of spreading hate.

In her statement, she 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. I stand with the CRPF jawaans and their families, my heart goes out to them and they are our true heroes who protect our country... 14th February was a black day for India and I hope we never have to see another day like this, no amount of condolences can make any of this better...this day will not be forgotten and neither shall it be forgiven but YES I will still pray for peace and you should too instead of spreading more hate..anger is good as long as it's being channeled into something productive..you are achieving nothing by trolling other people..there was no place for terrorism in this world and there never will be."

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