Indian Tennis Star Sania Mirza received a notice of summons from an Indian court. The court issued summons for allegedly disrespecting the national flag during a program. In the same case the Union Minister for Sports and Youth welfare has also been complained but court refused to entertain saying there is no evidence found against Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar.
The case was filed by a social worker Prakash Singh Thakur under prevention of Insult of National Honour act. Mirza disrespected the national flag by sitting in a manner pointing the tri color flag by her feet according to Thakur who says that was derogatory and hurt the Indian National Honor.
Mirza, 21 is only player from India under the 100th postion in WTA ranking from India. Photographs published in local newspapers are submitted as the evidence in the case. She will have to appear in court before March 3rd.
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