Hyderabad: Top shuttler Saina Nehwal on Thursday said she was "hurt and sad" as she has still not received the cash award of Rs 50 lakh promised by the Andhra Pradesh state government for winning bronze at the 2012 London Olympics.
Saina’s comments came after Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced Rs.1 crore cash grant for Sania towards her training and travel.
Read: Telangana CM announces Rs 1 crore grant to Sania Mirza
"I am happy to know that sania mirza has become the brand ambassador of telangana and I am proud of telangana but I am very hurt and sad that I have still not received the cash award from my state for the Olympic bronze medal that I won for my country," tweeted the Hyderabadi.
I am happy to know that sania mirza has become the brand ambassador of telengana and I am proud of telengana but - pic.twitter.com/ANtRzjOoSt
— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) July 24, 2014- I am very hurt and sad that I have still not received the cash award from my state for the Olympic bronze medal that I won for my country
— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) July 24, 2014The 24-year-old, who has skipped the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, congratulated tennis star Sania Mirza for being named the brand ambassador of India's 29th and newest state Telangana.
Read: Sania Mirza is the face of Telangana
The then chief minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Kiran Kumar Reddy had announced the cash award for Saina after her victory when he congratulated her personally on winning the Olympic medal.
