Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh appealed their Indian fans to donate for Shahid Afridi charity to fight against corona for the underprivileged, however now they regret their decision for making such appeal after Shahid Afridi accused PM Narendra Modi of committing religious atrocities in India.
Both the cricketers shared their disappointment after they help raise funds for Pakistani cricketers NGO. “This is very upsetting what Shahid Afridi has come up with, talking ill about our country and our Prime Minister. This is just not acceptable. This man is talking ill about our country. All I have to say is we have nothing to do with Shahid Afridi. He has no right to speak ill against our country and he should stay in his country and limits,” Harbhajan told to a leading daily.
While Yuvraj expressed his disappointment in a tweet, he wrote, “Really disappointed by @SAfridiOfficial’s comments on our Hon’b PM @narendramodi ji. As a responsible Indian who has played for the country, I will never accept such words. I made an appeal on your behest for the sake of humanity. But never again,”
Really disappointed by @SAfridiOfficial‘s comments on our Hon’b PM @narendramodi ji. As a responsible Indian who has played for the country, I will never accept such words. I made an appeal on your behest for the sake of humanity. But never again.
Jai Hind
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) May 17, 2020
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Last month after posting videos appealing people for Shahid Afridi’s charity, Yuvraj and Harbhajan were heavily criticized. Talking about it Harbhajan said, “To be honest, Afridi asked us to make an appeal for his charity. In good faith, we did it for humanity and for the people suffering due to the coronavirus. Even our Prime Minister has said that coronavirus is a fight that extends beyond borders, religions and caste. So we were very clear with the cause that we were promoting, which was simply to help those in crisis.”
“One person asks me to make an appeal for the sake of humanity, and I did my bit. That was it. I have no relation or tie-up with any Shahid Afridi from here on,” he said.
It does not take a religious belief to feel the agony of Kashmiris..just a right heart at the right place. #SaveKashmir
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) May 15, 2020
The video which is spreading like a wildfire, Shahid can be seen instigating villagers in the PoK, the Pakistani cricketer says, “The world is currently infected by such a big disease. But the bigger disease is in Modi’s mind. Modi deployed 7 lakh soldiers in Kashmir, same as the total strength of Pakistani forces,”
Here’s the video where Shahid is making derogatory comments on PM Narendra Modi:
شاہد آفریدی کا آزاد کشمیر جا کر بھارت کو ان کی دماغی حالت یاد دلانے پہ پورے پاکستان کی طرف سے سلام پیش کرتی ہوں
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یو بیوٹی لالا ❤@SAfridiOfficial
pic.twitter.com/QUvOvUYVbG— چھـــــــوٹی چڑیــــــــــا (@RashkEHina10) May 17, 2020
Netizens too came in forward and criticized the former Pakistani cricketer for spreading communal hatred, he’s been also called Imran Khan and Pak army’s puppet.
Earlier Afridi had tweeted about the agony of people in the Kashmir valley. “It does not take a religious belief to feel the agony of Kashmiris..just a right heart at the right place. #SaveKashmir” he wrote on the microblogging site.
Shikhar Dhawan and Gautam Gambhir too came out and lashed out on Afridi. Taking to their respective social media handles.
“Pakistan has 7 lakh force backed by 20 crore people says 16-year-old man @SAfridiOfficial. Yet begging for Kashmir for 70 years. Jokers like Afridi, Imran & Bajwa can spew venom against India & PM @narendramodi ji to fool Pak ppl but won’t get Kashmir till judgment day! Remember Bangladesh?” Gambhir tweeted.
Pak has 7 lakh force backed by 20 Cr ppl says 16 yr old man @SAfridiOfficial. Yet begging for Kashmir for 70 yrs. Jokers like Afridi, Imran & Bajwa can spew venom against India & PM @narendramodi ji to fool Pak ppl but won’t get Kashmir till judgment day! Remember Bangladesh?
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) May 17, 2020
While Dhawan wrote, “Is waqt jab saari duniya corona se lad rahi hai us waqt bhi tumko kashmir ki padi hai. Kashmir humara tha humare hai aur humara hi rahega. Chaiyeh 22 crore le ao, humara ek, sava lakh ke barabar hai . Baaki ginti apne aap kar lena,”
Is waqt jab saari duniya corona se lad rahi hai us waqt bhi tumko kashmir ki padi hai.
Kashmir humara tha humare hai aur humara hi rahega. Chaiyeh 22 crore le ao, humara ek, sava lakh ke barabar hai . Baaki ginti apne aap kar lena @SAfridiOfficial— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) May 17, 2020
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