State Anti-Corruption Department CV Anand said that it is sad that other sports do not have the same support as cricket in our country. He along with tennis player Sania Mirza participated in the main prize ceremony of the CB Raju Memorial Men’s Tennis Tournament at the Filmnagar Cultural Centre.
On this occasion, he said that despite having talent, many people are unable to afford or excel in tennis and other sports. Unfortunately, many sponsors do not respond to other sports as they do to cricket. He said that there is a need for governments and voluntary organizations to come forward to promote various sports like football and tennis. He congratulated the FNCC organizers and donors for organizing such a big tournament. He said that if there is no financial security for the athletes, there is a danger of many sports disappearing. He wanted to conduct more big tournaments in future.
Later, Sania Mirza said that even if there is no money to go from one region to another, many sportspersons are staying away from sports and due to this valuable sportspersons are staying away from the country. Rikki Chaudhary from Delhi and Kabir Hans from Odisha won as the runner-up in the doubles category in the men’s category which was held for a week, while J. Vishnuvardhan, Dev Zabia from Gujarat won as the winner.
FNCC President Adiseshagiri Rao, Sports Committee Chairman Chamundeshwarinath, Secretary Mullapudi Mohan, Former President KL Narayana, Kaja Suryanarayana, FNCC Vice President Tummala Ranga Rao, Joint Secretary VVSS Peddiraju, Treasurer B. Rajasekhar Reddy, J. Balaraju, Shailaja Jujala, K. Muralimohan Rao, A. Gopal Rao, Sama Indrapal Reddy, tennis members R. Representatives of Suven Life Sciences and HES Infra Private Limited, sponsors of Jagadish and Madhusudan Reddy participated.
