Trolls Tag Nehwal 'Anti-National' For Endorsing China Firm

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal has always made India proud. From bringing the Olympic medal to being the runners-up at the BWF World Championships, her triumphs only added to India's glorious achievements. Even though she is fighting a career threatening knee injury, she has returned to the court again, trying to make a successful comeback.

One of the top sportspersons internationally, Nehwal has now been labelled ‘anti-national’  for being the brand ambassador of a Chinese brand. Yes Saina is endorsing Honor, which is a sub-brand of Huawei, a Chinese company.

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This just shows how casually we Indians tend to forget those facts.

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On Sunday, when the former world number one Nehwal took to Facebook to post a picture on her page with the Honor 8 smartphone to promote the brand, trollers termed it an anti-national act! So easily we Indians convert our love into hatred. And with the herd mentality that people have, others followed suit, slamming her for "shaming" her country!

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Why does this happen? As Indians we can use as many foreign products like Uber and wear global brands too, but when a successful sportsperson who has brought home numerous prestigious medals goes out of the way to endorse a foreign product, we question her nationality. Is that fair?

She doesn't deserve this...

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