“In your excellence, the world noticed a glimpse of India’s sporting prowess,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed Sania Mirza whereas congratulating the legendry athlete for her superb profession by which she illustrated that “extra girls can pursue tennis and excel in it”.
Sania, who received six Grand Slam titles in her profession, bid adieu to the sport final month in Dubai, the place she performed her remaining event. In his congratulatory message to Sania, the PM conveyed that Sania has left an indelible mark on Indian sports activities, inspiring the approaching technology of athletes.
Sania posted the letter, dated March 9, on her twitter deal with.
I wish to thanks Honorable Prime Minister @narendramodi Ji for such type and provoking phrases .I’ve all the time taken nice pleasure in representing our nation to the perfect of my skill and can proceed to do no matter I can to make India proud . Thanks on your help. pic.twitter.com/8q2kZ2LZEN
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) March 11, 2023
“Tennis lovers will discover it tough to fathom that you’ll not be enjoying professionally now onwards,” wrote Modi.
“…..In your excellence, the world noticed a glimpse of India’s sporting prowess. If you started enjoying, India’s tennis panorama was very completely different. What you probably did was for example that extra girls can pursue tennis and excel in it.
“However, past that, your success additionally gave power to a number of different girls who needed to pursue a profession in sports activities however for some purpose or the opposite have been hesitant to take action,” wrote the PM.
Sania thanked the PM for the gesture.
“I wish to thanks Honorable Prime Minister @narendramodi Ji for such type and provoking phrases. I’ve all the time taken nice pleasure in representing our nation to the perfect of my skill and can proceed to do no matter I can to make India proud. Thanks on your help,” stated Sania, previously ranked world No.1 in doubles.
The PM wrote that Sania’s success crammed each Indians’ coronary heart with pleasure.
“If you introduced a ‘Life Replace’ on thirteenth January, you splendidly expressed your journey from a six-year-old who needed to actually battle her strategy to the (tennis) courts to a world class tennis participant within the subsequent years. “You wrote about how the most important honour for you has been to win medals for India. I can say that you’re India’s pleasure, whose success has crammed hearts and minds of each Indian with utmost pleasure,” Modi wrote.
The PM additionally recollected the time Sania went by means of a tumultuous section, when a wrist damage virtually jeopardised her profession, earlier than she emerged a robust double participant.
“As a consequence of twists of destiny, you had to deal with accidents however these setbacks solely strengthened your resolve and also you overcame these challenges with flying colors.” Modi hoped Sania would proceed mentoring younger sports activities expertise.
Sania was lately appointed mentor of Girls’s Premier League (WPL) facet Royal Challengers Bangalore.