Goal is to serve country, time to focus on my journey in politics: Leander Paes
The Hindu
Paes, having proved his mettle in tennis courts, now sought to champion the cause of common people as “I have always wanted to serve the country in one way or the other”.
Tennis legend Leander Paes, who took a plunge into politics during a recent TMC rally in Goa, said that he wanted to create a difference in society by thwarting all attempts to divide it on religious and racial lines.
Paes, having proved his mettle in tennis courts, now sought to champion the cause of common people as “I have always wanted to serve the country in one way or the other”.
In an interview to PTI, he said, “Thirty years ago, I had started out as a tennis player. Then and now, my goal to serve the country remains the same, just that the vehicle or the medium has changed.”