Summary
- The father of former Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has denied social media claims that she donated land housing her tennis academy in Hyderabad for the construction of a mosque.
- https://www.instagram.com/p/DfEYV9EtzAY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&dlrf=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==&srtk=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Imran said Sania had the right to use land purchased by her or her family as she wished, but stressed that no mosque was being built on the site occupied by the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy.
- The claims circulated on social media in recent days, accompanied by the purported photograph of Sania and Azharuddin.
The father of former Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has denied social media claims that she donated land housing her tennis academy in Hyderabad for the construction of a mosque.
Imran Mirza addressed the reports in a statement shared on Instagram, describing the claims as false and misleading. He also said a widely circulated photograph showing Sania alongside former Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin was generated using artificial intelligence (AI).
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Imran said Sania had the right to use land purchased by her or her family as she wished, but stressed that no mosque was being built on the site occupied by the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy.
He added that Sania’s past and future social or philanthropic activities were private matters and should not be publicised without her confirmation.
The claims circulated on social media in recent days, accompanied by the purported photograph of Sania and Azharuddin. Sania also shared her father’s clarification on her Instagram Stories.
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