Tennis great Bjorn Borg declined felicitation by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai after the latter arrived almost two hours late for the event in Bengaluru.
Borg, who was in the city accompanying his son Leo who was participating in the Bengaluru Challenger, left the programme to watch his son play.
The Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) had organised the event to honour the 11-time Grand Slam winner along with Indian tennis icon Vijay Amritraj, but the ceremony never took place due to the late arrival of the Chief Minister.
The programme was scheduled to start at 9:30 AM, but with Leo taking court at 11:00 am, and no sign of the minister till then, Borg decided to give the event a miss.
Bommai did arrive around 11:15 but left the venue 15-20 minutes later after watching a few points.
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