Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan on Friday reacted to the controversial remarks by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri against BSP MP Danish Ali during the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Chandrayaan 3 mission.
“If provocation doesn’t stop, it becomes fashion. #Parliament,” the former Indian cricketer said in a post on X.
Meanwhile, BJP on Friday issued a show cause notice to Bidhuri on the instruction of party president JP Nadda for his use of ‘unparliamentary’ language against Ali. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expunged the remarks. He also issued a warning to Bidhuri that if there is any recurrence of such behaviour in the future, strict action will be taken.
Pathan had also posted a tweet when Darren Sammy claimed that he had faced racism in the Sunrisers Hyderabad camp. Pathan implied that racism is not just on the basis of skin colour but also on not being ‘allowed’ to buy a home due to the religion he follows as well.
“Racism is not restricted to the colour of the skin.Not allowing to buy a home in a society just because u have a different faith is a part of racism too… #convenient #racism,” the former Indian cricketer had tweeted on June 9, 2020.
