The country’s highest sporting tennis Guru receives the prestigious rajiv Gandhi khel ratna award. President Pranab Mukherjee presented this award to the tennis tycoon Sania who gazed great in the maroon saree made the hall applause with thunderous noise which motivated the tennis star on this glittering ceremony.
Sania who attracted the loudest applause in the audience received a medal, certificate and cash prize of 7.5 Lakh. Sania became one of the second tennis Guru to receive country’s highest chief sporting honor after Laender Paes on a day when sports ministry was actually fighting his case in a court that elevated numerous questions against the process of selecting the awardees.