| What was your reaction to the news of Sania Mirza's marriage with Shoaib Malik? | |||
| Shocked | 55.0 | ||
| Happy | 26.5 | ||
| Confused | 11.8 | ||
| None of my business | 6.8 | ||
| Does the scandal throw light on the plight of Indian girls who are taken for a ride by Pakistani and Gulf grooms? | |||
| Yes | 20.8 | ||
| No | 16.3 | ||
| Maybe | 49.5 | ||
| Don’t know | 13.5 | ||
| Do you think Sania Mirza would have been better off marrying an Indian Muslim? | |||
| Male | Female | ||
| Yes | 62.5 | 63.9 | 59.1 |
| No | 10.5 | 9.5 | 13.1 |
| Maybe | 24.0 | 24.9 | 21.7 |
| Don’t know | 3.0 | 1.8 | 6.1 |
| Should a smart, modern, 21st century girl like Sania have considered a non- Muslim for her life partner? | |||
| Yes | 16.3 | 14.7 | 20 |
| No | 16.5 | 15.1 | 20 |
| Maybe | 58.3 | 63.2 | 47 |
| Don’t know | 8.8 | 7.0 | 13 |
| Between Sohrab Mirza and Shoaib Malik, who do you think Sania Mirza would have been happier with? | |||
| Sohrab | 37.3 | ||
| Shoaib | 21.5 | ||
| Neither | 8.2 | ||
| None of my business | 33.0 | ||
| Between Sania Mirza and Ayesha Siddiqui, who is the wronged woman, who’s been taken for a ride? | |||
| Ayesha | 42.0 | ||
| Sania | 15.0 | ||
| Both | 7.5 | ||
| Neither | 15.0 | ||
| Don’t know | 20.5 | ||
| What do you think of so much public/media interest in what is a private matter between two sports celebrities? | |||
| Good | 47.0 | ||
| Sad | 14.0 | ||
| Comes with the territory | 33.3 | ||
| Don’t know | 5.8 | ||
| Were Ayesha and her parents justified in making the issue of her marriage public on the eve of Sania's big day? | |||
| Yes | 62.5 | ||
| No | 7.0 | ||
| Maybe | 19.3 | ||
| Don’t know | 11.3 | ||
| Should Sania play for India or Pakistan after marriage? | |||
| India | 54.5 | ||
| Pakistan | 17.0 | ||
| Neither | 18.0 | ||
| Don’t know | 10.5 | ||
| Methodology: Opinion poll conducted for Outlook by MDRA in Hyderabad and Secunderabad on April 6-7. Sample size: 400 adults from all communities, 18-60 years of age, 285 men, 115 women. Margin of error +/- 4.90%. | |||
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63% Hyderabadis Say Sania Should Have Married An Indian Muslim 55% Hyderabadis Say Sania Must Play For India After Marriage
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