A BJP lawmaker T Raja Singh in a controversial statement called India's tennis star player Sania Mirza a Pakistani-Bahu (Pakistan's daughter-in-law) and demanded that she should be removed as the brand ambassador of Telangana. This controversial statement by a BJP legislator has come after 40 CRPF soldiers were martyred in the Pulwama terror attack. Sania Mirza was named as Telangana's official brand ambassador in July 2014 and has been representing the state at various official forums since then. In her message, Sania Mirza wrote on Twitter, "We are against terrorism and anyone that spreads ... but I will still be praying for peace." So far, there has been no reaction from Sania Mirza or chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on BJP legislator's demand.

Source: dna February 18, 2019 18:55 UTC