Published 12:06 IST, October 21st 2019

Sania Mirza offers helping hand to fan in need of open-heart surgery

On October 19, Sania Mirza volunteered to help a 14-year-old fan of hers from Hyderabad. Mirza replied to a tweet about the fundraiser for the fan. Read more

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Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has offered a helping hand to a 14-year-old fan who is in dire need of financial help. Anees, a 14-year-old girl from Hyderabad, was revealed to be suffering from congenital heart disease and her family could t afford surgery that she required. family started a fundraiser on Ketto and Sania Mirza volunteered to help on Twitter. Have a look at what happened.

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Qhamar's Plea for help

fundraiser, which is being run on Ketto, is established by Hyderabad resident Qhamar. In description of fundraiser, Qhamar speaks about her husband's inability to make ends meet and how family is haunted by five lakh rupee fee which is required for her daughter Anees's open-heart surgery. She furr goes on to explain how family feels helpless and is losing sleep over discomfort ir child is going through. She also mentions how family has sold off ir valuables and has taken loans from family and friends in efforts to meet costs. 

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Mirza volunteers to help

Fundraising site, Ketto, made a tweet about family's urgent requirement on ir Twitter and also mentioned how Anees is a big fan of Sania Mirza. 

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tweet took Sania's tice and she replied, guaranteeing that someone from her team would get in touch with family. This tweet by Sania was very well received by her fans and her effort will surely bring relief family. Hopefully, Anees can quickly get back to being healthy and maybe even meet her idol in real life.

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09:37 IST, October 21st 2019