US Edition'Shah Rukh Khan Is a Traitor': BJP Targets KKR Owner over Picking Bangladeshi Cricketer Mustafizur Rahman; Congress Defends Him
- At a Meerut voter revision workshop, Sangeet Singh Som attacked Shah Rukh Khan for spending Rs nine crores to sign Mustafizur Rahman to Kolkata Knight Riders and threatened the player with consequences upon arrival.
- Som pointed to alleged abuses in Bangladesh to justify his stance, citing violence against Hindus in Bangladesh and calling Mustafizur Rahman’s signing a treachery against India.
- KKR ownership highlights the celebrity stakes in the row as Shah Rukh Khan co-owns the team with Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta, while MP Manickam Tagore and religious figures condemned Som’s remarks and Shah Rukh Khan has not yet responded.
- The dispute revives debate over foreign players in the Indian Premier League , with MP Manickam Tagore saying the RSS must stop poisoning society and condemning attacks on Shah Rukh Khan as harming pluralism.
- Som went further by suggesting Shah Rukh Khan had no right to remain in India, while public critics including Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya warned the issue could deepen nationalistic tensions around sport and identity.
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Times of India'Shah Rukh Khan is a traitor': BJP targets KKR owner over picking Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman; Congress defends him
Hindu religious leaders and BJP figures have strongly criticized Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan. Their ire is directed at his IPL team, Kolkata Knight Riders, for selecting Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman. Congress has stepped in to defend Khan, labeling the criticism an attack ...
'Ban Bangladeshi Player': Maharashtra Minority Commission Chairman Pyare Khan Urges Shah Rukh Khan to Remove Bangladeshi Player from KKR Squad (Watch Video)
Maharashtra Minority Commission Chairman Pyare Khan has called for decisive action following spiritual leader Devkinandan Thakur's recent remarks about the inclusion of Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman in the squad of Shah Rukh Khan's co-owned Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders amid the increased violence against Hindus in Bangladesh. 'Ban Bangladeshi Player': Maharashtra Minority Commission Chairman Pyare Khan Urges S…
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