India's most dominant tennis player, Sania Mirza's, name gets dragged into a controversy more often than not for no fault of hers. It was just last week that haters objected to her posting a photo on social media wearing a heavy lehanga and now a Muslim cleric has ranted against her dressing style on the tennis court.

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This comes just when Sania is readying herself to give her best at the year's first Grand Slam - The Australian Open. Sania is in prime form for the tournament having reached two finals at Sydney and Brisbane and winning the Brisbane event with partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

"If a sport requires women to drop their burqas, then women should not take part in the sport," a Maulvi called Sajid Rashid said in a TV show titled 'Fatah ka Fatwa'.

This came up during the discussion of the topic 'Is the Burqa a must for all Muslim women?'

"Do you think Sania Mirza’s attire is legal? Is it legal? It is sexual and hence, un-Islamic," ranted Rashid.

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It is not for the first time that Sania Mirza has been a victim of such hate. Muslim religious leaders have time and again objected to Sania's sporty way of dressing since the time she made an impact in tennis world over a decade ago.

Recently, the spate of Muslim celebrities being criticised for their dressing has increased. Cricketer Mohammed Shami's wife was slammed for not observing 'purdah' and wearing a 'un-Islamic' dress. Read Shami's reply here...

However, Sania, who has responded to such angst against her with a straight bat, hasn't spoken on the issue till now. Twitter users didn't spare the Muslim cleric.

Molana speaking against the dress of sania Mirza.Sick mentality.This person is mentally ill. Astonished on seeing this. #FatehKaFatwa — Sidhant Singh (@Sidhant8699882) January 14, 2017