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Sania Mirza Insults Indian Flag
MELBOURNE: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is considering her future after a furore in her homeland over a photograph that shows her resting her bare feet near the national flag
The Lotto sportswear campaign features Sania resting her foot on a guitar painted in the colours of the Indian flag.
Members of the ‘Rahul Priyanka Youth Brigade’, an affiliate to the state’s ruling Congress Party, shouted anti-Sania slogans and burnt her effigies, demanding an immediate public apology from her.
“We hereby ask her to apologise to the whole country. While endorsing a foreign brand, she is demeaning the Indian flag rather than holding it high. That she chose to feature in that advertisement is a shame,” said Manoj Alexander, president of the Rahul Priyanka Youth Brigade.
