Jwala Gutta takes thinly-veiled 'bewajah' jibe at Saina Nehwal for joining BJP

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Wednesday joined BJP at party headquarters in New Delhi. Soon after her induction, her contemporary and rival Jwala Gutta took an indirect jibe at Nehwal. Taking to Twitter, Gutta said, "Pehli baar Suna hai...bewajah khelna shuru kiya aur ab bewajah party join kiya (Hearing this for first time, started playing for reason, joined part for reason)."

'Joined party for reason'

Gutta did t name Nehwal in her tweet but it is amply clear what she is referring to. While she didn't substantiate what she meant by 'Bewajah khelna shuru kiya', in her mention of Nehwal joining BJP 'sans reason', Gutta perhaps hasn't factored in that Saina made her reasons clear during her short address at BJP HQ.

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"Today, I have joined a party that does good things for country. I am a very hard-working person and I like hard-working persons. I can see that Narendra Modiji works so hard for country. It will be my good fortune if I can do something for country working with him. I like keeping interest in politics, she said."

'I like working with those who work hard' - Saina

Saina Nehwal's older sister Chandranshu has also joined BJP. Nehwal, 29, also cited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts towards field of sports. "Narendra Modi has done a lot for sports as well. Khelo India is a programme in which many players participate. y get chance to join big academies and n, to play for country. I get a lot of inspiration from Narendra Sir. I am looking forward that I can do well."

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Born in Haryana, Saina Nehwal is one of India's most successful athletes, with both Olympics and Commonwealth Games medals under her belt.

Gutta's tweet evoked mixed reactions on Twitter, some alleging envy, and ors poking fun at Saina:

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She is currently preparing for 2020 Tokyo Olympics. A former world number 1, she has been houred with country's top sporting awards like Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award. She was also awarded Padma Bhushan in 2016. Badminton player has won over 24 international titles. In London Olympics, she won a bronze. She was world number two in 2009 and number one in 2015.

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