I will not apologise to Ayesha: Shoaib Malik

Zeenews Bureau Hyderabad: Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik on Monday said that he will not apologise to the Siddiqui family and stuck to his stand of never having married the Hyderabad based Ayesha. Addressing media persons in Hyderabad along with Indian tennis star and his wife to be, Sania Mirza, Shoaib said that he came to India to get married but not he will not be leave without getting his name cleared. “I came to India to get married but now I also want to clear my name. I am not leaving the country before that,” he said. "I`m here for the marriage and to clear my name. I`m not leaving the country. Inshallah, I`ll clear my name. I have no objections (to police taking the passport) and I`m cooperating with the police and Indian government. I have got respect for the authorities and I will do everything to clear my name. I`m ready to face any type of questions. I`ll get my passport in the evening," Shoaib said. Though police did not disclose much about their investigations in the case registered on the basis of the complaint filed by Ayesha`s father MA Siddiqui, officials said Shoaib told them during questioning that he was tricked into the marriage. Asked about the allegations by Ayesha Siddiqui, who claims she was pregnant through Shoaib, he said, "I just want to ask something. I don`t know her exactly why she is making these allegations behind the camera. Where is she. Ten years back I was 18-years-old. Find out her age." He said first she has to prove (the marriage) in a court of law but maintained that the `nikahnama` was invalid. Better leave the issue to courts, he said. Sania interjected to say that "we are all from very respectable families. These are questions people (don`t) face before getting married. That is not what we want. We want to clear his name and as Indian, it`s my responsibility and our responsibility to let police investigate." She also questioned the `nikahnama` saying "If there was no `nikah`, it cannot be proved. If the court proves, then he will do whatever is required. If it is not proved by them, then we know, our families know what to do." Sania also asked the media to leave the issue to the court, saying it`s not right to discuss it in public. "Of course I`m upset (to face questions) but we are happy that we are together and we are happy that we are getting married," she said. Hitting back at Ayesha, who claims to be his wife, Shoaib said that the girl should come out rather than giving telephone interviews to news channels. “Rather than giving interviews to the media, she should go to the court to prove herself. She is doing this just to gain cheap publicity. Sania Mirza, who was also accompanying Shoaib said that the marriage, scheduled to be held on April 15, has not been postponed. “We are shocked by the Siddiquis behaviour as we know him personally,” she said. Preparing response to FIR: Shoaib`s lawyer Immediately after his client`s address, Shoaib`s lawyer in India, Ramesh Gupta, interacted with the press and said his team was preparing a response to the case filed by the Siddiquis. He said they will not reveal the picture of the woman whose photo was originally sent to Shoaib. "If required, we will reveal it to the police only," he said. He said it was not yet proved that the nikahnama produced by the Siddiquis was `valid`. "Where is the question of talaq then," he asked.