Aiysha Saagar, who was recently selected as the Gold Coast Goodwill Ambassador by the eastern city`s Mayor Tom Tate, has left a section of the Indian community uneasy with some speaking against such moves to sell tourism to a largely conservative India.

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Discussing the new tourism and business campaign, Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate, who was born in Laos but has lived in Australia since 1971, said “The Indian market is down on the list, as low as 4 per cent and that’s how we started with the Chinese market. With the Indian population and wealth, we want to bring them here to enjoy our lifestyle, then they’ll see what a good place it is to invest.”

However, her pictures on her website where she poses on the Surfers Paradise beach with the Australian flag pained on her body has miffed a section of the Indian community – As per the reprts.

She admits that the images were not meant to be posted on the website and were intended to be launched in India to promote her career “down the track”.

According to her the whole point of her photos is to promote her as an artist, adds Aiysha.

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