World championships bronze medal-winning shuttler Jwala Gutta hopes nation's attitude towards doubles changes and that her breed receives more support just like India's other singles stars like Saina Nehwal

India's ace shuttler Jwala Gutta is always known to speak her mind and rightly so.

After her historic bronze medal-winning feat with partner Ashwini Ponnappa at the World Badminton Championships over the weekend, a livid Jwala yesterday told MiD DAY from London that she was not satisfied with the step-motherly treatment meted out to doubles back home.

Jwala and Ashwini Ponnappa became India's first women's doubles pair to win a medal at the Worlds, after they stunned 12th seed Indonesians Vita Marrisa and Nadya Melati 17-21, 21-10, 21-17 in the quarter-finals on Friday. Unfortunately a day later, they lost 14-21, 16-21 in the semis to World No 5 Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlai of China.

Jwala hopes that at least now she and her breed will attract support and sponsorship on par with singles stars like Saina Nehwal. Excerpts from an interview