New Delhi: Former Indian tennis star Sania Mirza returned to India on Tuesday after spending some difficult days in Dubai. USA-Israel’s war on Iran from the past two weeks has not been restricted but has engulfed the entire West Asian part which includes Dubai as well.
Mirza, who resides in Dubai with her son, decided to returned to Hyderabad for Eid because of the uncertainty in the regions from the past few days which happened because of the escalation of tension between Iran and USA-Israel. While Mirza likes spending time with her family during festivities and with the ongoing conflict creating chaos in several parts, it became imperative for the tennis star to fly back home.
Sania reveals tough experience
In a interaction with NDTV, Mirza revealed that he decided to return home after hearing the fighter jets moving rapidly over her house in Dubai. She also revealed that debris from an intercepted projectile had fallen close to her home in Al Barsha which scared her further and prompted her to return to Hyderabad for safety of his son.
Calling Dubai her second home, she said that because of the few incidents, she thought that it would be better return as she felt uncertain. ‘We heard fighter jets above our house and saw interceptions. There was debris that fell around 400-500 metres from where we live.’
‘I came last week. Honestly, Dubai is my second home. A few incidents occurred, and at that point, I thought it would be better to come back. We didn’t feel unsafe, but it did feel uncertain,’ she added.
She further revealed that it was her child Izhaan because of whom she was thought of moving away from Dubai for a few days.
‘You don’t want your child going through that. He was asking questions. It didn’t feel unsafe, but it did feel uncertain and unsettling,’ she said.
For most part of the year, Sania Mirza, after being divorced from former husband Shoaib Malik, lives in Dubai with her son who attends school there. At last, she also said that visiting India in the last week of Ramzan is no different and is a tradition.