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Javed Akhtar (L) and Rohit Sharma© X (Twitter)
As soon as once more Virat has proved that he’s the strongest pillar of as we speak’s Indian cricket’ s edifice ! ! ! . Hats off !!
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) March 5, 2025
The remark was not acquired effectively by Akhtar who went on to name the social media person “cockroach”.
If virat is strongest pillar then who’s Rohit sharma? Heaviest pillar?
Disgrace on you javed saab for fats shaming indian captain
— Dr Nimo Yadav 2.0 (@niiravmodi) March 5, 2025
“Shut up you cockroach. I have great respect for Rohit sharma and all the great India cricketers of Test history . What kind of a neech And pathatic lair you are that you are claiming that I have ever said a word against dignity of a great player like Rohit . Kabhi socho tum itnay ghatia aur ganday aadmi kyon ho,” Javed Akhtar wrote on his official deal with.
Shut up you cockroach. I’ve nice respect for Rohit sharma and all the nice India cricketers of Check historical past . What sort of a neech And pathatic lair you’re that you’re claiming that I’ve ever mentioned a phrase in opposition to dignity of an important participant like Rohit . Kabhi socho tum itnay…
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) March 5, 2025
Earlier, Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed’s posts on social media fat-shaming Indian captain Rohit Sharma sparked a significant row on Monday, riling thousands and thousands of cricket followers and drawing flak from varied quarters together with her personal occasion and Sports activities Minister Mansukh Mandaviya who slammed them as “deeply shameful”.
In her posts which have been deleted after she was reprimanded by the Congress, Mohamed mentioned Sharma is “fat for a sportsman”. “Need to lose weight! And of course the most unimpressive Captain India has ever had!” she mentioned in remarks posted on Sunday night time that got here amid the Indian cricket workforce’s undefeated run to date within the ongoing Champions Trophy. India takes on Australia within the essential semi-final conflict on Tuesday.
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia mentioned the remarks have been “very unfortunate” and will have a demoralising impact on a person or the workforce.
BJP leaders attacked Mohamed and the Congress occasion after she focused the Indian cricket captain, with the ruling occasion’s social media head Amit Malviya alleging that it was a “premeditated put down to undermine the team’s morale at a crucial time”.
Distancing itself, the Congress asserted that Mohamed’s remarks in regards to the cricketing legend don’t mirror the occasion’s place and requested her to train better warning in future.
(With PTI inputs)
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