Irked by a volley of personal questions, Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza walked out of a press conference organised in Kochi on Sunday night in connection with a function organised by the Malabar Group of companies.
At the very start of the conference, Sania, who represents the Malabar Group as a brand ambassador, asked the media to restrain from asking personal questions.
"I had come to represent the Malabar group, a NRI jewellery group and would want to talk about the company's future plans," she said.
Sania was visibly irked when she was asked about her controversial statement on pre-marital sex, on which she had already issued a statement clarifying her position. Sania last week denied making any statements in support of pre-marital sex.
"If you have not seen (the statement), it is not my problem," she said before walking out of the press conference.
The incident left the organisers and co-ambassador and Malayalam film star Mohanlal in a spot of bother.
Though Mohanlal tried to defend Sania's action, he failed to calm the frayed tempers and the conference wound up abruptly.
The conference was convened to announce the diversification plans of the Rs 600 crore Malabar group into housing and commercial complex sectors in various parts of Kerala besides entering the diamond jewellery business.