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Controversy over the reception of Shahid Afridi by the people of Kerala: The people of Kerala living in Dubai are currently facing strong criticism on social media. He recently welcomed former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi warmly at an event. However, the organizers of the program apologized after a ruckus on the matter.
The dispute has arisen at a time when Afridi made a controversial statement on the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April. 26 Indians were killed in this attack. After this, India destroyed terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir under Operation Sindoor.
In a video that went viral on social media, it can be seen that as soon as Afridi reached the stage, the cultural performance of the program was stopped and the people of the community welcomed them by raising slogans of ‘Boom Boom’. On the stage, Afridi said, “I like India, especially Kerala and its food.” He jokingly said, “Ho Gaya Boom Boom.”
Afridi’s controversial statement on Pahalgam attack
Afridi recently took a sarcasm at India by speaking on a Pakistani TV channel. He had said, “If firecrackers also burst in India, then its fault also comes on Pakistan.” He also criticized the Indian Army. Afridi said, “Kashmir has an army of 8 lakhs, yet it happened.” This means that you guys are useless, disabled, you cannot provide protection to people. ‘ He called the coverage of Indian media “Bollywood drama” and indirectly targeted Indian cricketers.
Let us tell you that the responsibility of the Pahalgam terror attack was taken by ‘The Resistance Front (TRF)’, which is associated with the banned Pakistani terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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Outrage on social media
An X user shared a video of Afridi’s reception and wrote, ‘How embarrassing! This Pakistani, which has been poisoned against India after the Pahalgam attack, is being teased by the Malayali community in Dubai. Then a series of reactions started. One user wrote, ‘Patriotism on sixes… very embarrassing.’ He was expected better. Another said in a sarcastic tone, ‘So much infidelity towards the country? There was no such expectation from the most educated state. ‘Shameful!’
Clarification from cubaa
After heavy trolling on social media, Cubaa has said, ‘When our program was ending, Pakistani cricketers reached there without any notice. We would like to clarify that none of our team members invited him.
