Vir Sanghvi/HINDUSTAN TIMES
On Wednesday afternoon, Sania Mirza participated in a session at the Hindustan Times Summit in Delhi. Also participating were Narain Karthikeyan, the racing car driver, and Natalie Glebova, the current Miss Universe. I was the moderator.
Because the session was meant to be free-flowing, we touched on a variety of issues. About ten minutes into the discussion, however, it became apparent to me that the only person the audience wanted to hear was Sania. Narain is a nice guy but he’s been around for so long that most of us know what he has to say. And as for Miss Universe, well, she said what any Miss Universe would have been told to say by her minders.
Inevitably, the discussion turned to some of the controversies that have swirled around Sania. Because I did not want to needlessly hassle a 19-year-old girl by forcing her into a situation where she had to criticise Islamic clerics, I asked her only the most indirect questions about the controversies. (To read the complete story -- click on the headline)
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