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"I have not received the award yet. It's really disgusting. I can't afford to run after them for the money which I deserve," a disappointed Saina said after her practice session at the Gachchibowli Stadium on Tuesday.
The World number 9 Indian said she was not even interested in pursuing her case anymore.
"Initially, I had tried to contact the authorities but then no one gave me any definite answers. They just kept telling that I will get it but when no body knows," she said.
Saina, who is preparing for the World Championship to be held in Hyderabad in August 2009, is not taking the Indian Open, which begins on Wednesday, lightly either despite some pull outs.
"The draw is good, it will be a tough tournament, there are some good players like Julia (Pei Xian Wong), Maria (Kristin Yulianti) and others. Each of them are good," she said.
Saina will face unseeded Chew Yen Daphane Ng of Malaysia in the first round.
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moses deaf badminton no.1 hyderabad,india
Mr Reddy is busy counting the money he made in the Satyam scam as he has to safegaurd his hard earned money before the election results are out in Andhra Pradesh.
Andra CM Samuel Reddy is too busy confiscating Temple land and property to worry about the Indian athelet.
YSR is busy in promoting his religion in AP. That is the main reason why Sonia did not sack him so far inspite of strong pressures from Telangana. The only progress made in AP under YSR is increasing doubling the christian population and tripling the missionery activities. No money for Sainy.
why this never happens with the crickters???????
Nehwal should send gov a Get well soon card , And media should support nehwal in that case. Gov always discourage players . SHAME on the state gov .
Most unfortunate. Successive governments and bureaucrats have remained consistently callous and over the years, apathy has only discovered new depths.Saina should remain focussed on her badminton and keep her expectations from the political class distant.She should try to emulate the illustrious Prakash Padukone in these matters too.
SHAM UPON YOU MR REDDY,IF YOU HAVE SOME CONSCIENCE LEFT,PAY HER
This is the mere small example of sycophancy practiced by YSR during the last 5 yrs, this is sole reason why India doesnt produce athletes the way US, CHina or western nationsSaina is brave enough to go against government, i personally suggest Saina to apply or US CitizenshipUnfortunately politicians in India doesnt encourage athletes
THS IS VERY VERY BAD THNG BY GOVT. SHE DESERVE THS AWARD....