DMK Leader Slams 'Jai Shri Ram' Slogans At India-Pak Match, BJP Responds
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Videos of people raising the slogans as Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan walked to the dugout has sparked strong reactions.
DMK leader and Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has criticised the raising of 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans to mock a Pakistan cricketer during the India-Pakistan World Cup match in Ahmedabad Saturday. Mr Stalin's remarks have drawn a sharp response from BJP leaders, with the party's national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia calling him a "mosquito" out to "spread poison". India is renowned for its sportsmanship and hospitality. However, the treatment meted out to Pakistan players at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is unacceptable and a new low. Sports should be a unifying force between countries, fostering true brotherhood. Using it as a tool… pic.twitter.com/MJnPJsERyK नफ़रती डेंगू मलेरिया मच्छर फिर निकला है विष घोलने जब मैच रुकवा कर फील्ड पर नमाज़ पड़ी जाती है तो तुम्हें साँप सूँघ जाता हैसृष्टि के हर कन कन मे हमारे प्रभु श्री राम बसते है, तो बोलो जय श्री राम 🙏#IndiavsPakpic.twitter.com/Tm7Ikxbtqw PM Modi desperately wants India to host the 2036 Olympics.But if this is what BJP has reduced our audiences to - where they heckle a Pakistani player with chants of Jai Shri Ram - massive doubts remain over whether we're qualified & sporting enough to host ANY international… pic.twitter.com/8m4BgdAOFn
Videos of people raising the slogans as Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan walked to the dugout has sparked strong reactions. Many have said the sloganeering was against the spirit of cricket and amounted to harassing the cricketer.
Some voices, however, have pointed out to Mr Rizwan offering namaz on the field and expressing solidarity with the people in war-hit Gaza in an earlier match, alleging that it was the Pakistan cricketer who brought religion to the field.
