Vox Populi

63% Hyderabadis Say Sania Should Have Married An Indian Muslim 55% Hyderabadis Say Sania Must Play For India After Marriage

Updated on: 7 February 2024 5:54 pm

Vox Populi

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%.