BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia on Monday said that he stands with Arfa Khanum Sherwani rather than Danish Kaneria.
Notably, Kaneria, a Hindu in Pakistan, has been raising the issue of persecution of Hindus in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
“Mr Danish Kaneria it would be nice if you could put your house in order first. Arfa criticized our country, wrongly so, but our relationship is not defined by the religion we profess but by the country we love, our Bharat,” Bhatia said in a post on X quoting Danish Kaneria’s post.
“Even when there is very little in common with her, I decide to stand with a fellow Indian over the common faith we both have. This will surely go a long way to show to every citizen that the bond of love for our country should always be stronger than the bond of religion. Never ever dare to trouble a fellow Indian otherwise you will also be thrown out of the arena like the cricket ball. Jai Hind,” the BJP spokesperson further said.
Knaeria in his post had called out Arfa for her anti-India propaganda. “Come to my country Pakistan if you are feeling ashamed to be an Indian. India doesn’t need people like you. I am sure many people in India will be happy to sponsor this trip,” Kaneria had said in a post on Sunday quoting Arfa’s post.
“Deplorable behaviour of many cricket fans during World Cup matches, makes me feel embarrassed &ashamed as an Indian. This petty, insecure & majoritarian approach towards sports which was meant to bring people together, is symbolic of India Modi-RSS have created in last one decade,” Arfa had said on Sunday.