Shoaib Malik in Hyderabad as Ayesha controversy heats up

Hyderabad, Apr 3 (PTI) Unfazed by threats of legal action
from the family of Ayesha Siddiqui who claimed to have married
him, Shoaib Malik Saturday made a surprise visit to Indian
tennis star Sania Mirza's house amid reports that their
marriage may be shifted to Dubai.
Clad in a trouser and T-shirt, Malik who is slated to
marry Sania on April 15, appeared on the balcony of the tennis
star's house and was seen talking on his mobile phone while
Sania and her mother were involved in an animated discussion
with each other.
At times, the talk between the mother and daughter
appeared to be tense and heated.
His visit to Hyderabad assumes significance in the
context of a late night threat by Ayesha's parents that they
would file an FIR against him if he went ahead with the
marriage without divorcing their daughter.
There was no indication about the sudden visit of Shoaib
but it comes amid reports in the Pakistani media that the
venue of the marriage could be shifted to Dubai to avoid any
problems from Ayesha's family. There was no confirmation of
the reports as yet.
'Geo TV' quoted sources in Shoaib's family that the
marriage has been shifted to Dubai because his family is not
keen on coming to India.
The channel reported Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's
threat has scared them and the Ayesha issue is also a factor.
Thackeray had lambasted Sania for choosing a Pakistani as
her life partner, saying she would not remain an Indian post
her marriage.
Adding to the couple's woes is Ayesha's legal notice to
Shoaib for allegedly marrying her over phone and dumping her
without taking a formal divorce.
Shoaib, who was reportedly playing in a Twenty20 league
in Bangladesh, has added to the whole drama surrounding the
much-anticipated wedding by landing in Hyderabad much ahead of
schedule. The exact reasons for his visit to Sania's residence
are not known.
Sania has backed her prospective groom saying that she
and her family have known the truth all along.
Although she did not mention Shoaib directly, Sania's
latest twitter feed clearly supported her husband-to-be, who
has been accused of cheating Ayesha.
"Me and my family know what the truth is, we've known it
all along and we have confidence in god's justice," Sania
said. PTI