Alleged musician TM Krishna while offering his two cents on the Hindumisic comments made by Pakistani cricket coach Waqar Younis, needlessly pulled up former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag who had called out the hypocrisy of people advocating firecracker ban as some places in India saw incidents of firecrackers getting burst over Pakistan’s victory in the recent India vs Pakistan match.
Former Pakistani fast bowler Waqar Younis said on live TV that Pakistani player Mohammad Rizwan doing Namaz amid Hindus was his ‘favourite part’ of India-Pakistan match.
This had caused a stir with many calling out the blatant Hindumisia exhibited by Waqar Younis. Cricket commentators like Harsha Bhogle too called out the hate spewed and for communalising the sport.
For a person of Waqar Younis' stature to say that watching Rizwan offering namaz in front of Hindus was very special to him, is one of the most disappointing things I have heard. A lot of us try hard to play such things down and talk up sport and to hear this is terrible.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 26, 2021
The outrage even made Waqar Younis to tender an apology.
In the heat of the moment, I said something which I did not mean which has hurt the sentiments of many. I apologise for this, this was not intended at all, genuine mistake. Sports unites people regardless of race, colour or religion. #apologies 🙏🏻
— Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) October 26, 2021
Virendar Sehwag on the other hand had tweeted that firecrackers get banned only during Diwali but parts of India celebrated Pakistan’s victory with firecrackers lashing out at the hypocrisy of the left-liberal elite and other wokes who virtue signal about crackers causing pollution calling for its ban.
Firecrackers are banned during Diwali but yesterday in parts of India there were firecrackers to celebrate Pakistan ‘s victory. Achha they must have been celebrating victory of cricket. Toh , what’s the harm in fireworks on Diwali. Hypocrisy kyun ,Saara gyaan tab hi yaad aata hai
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 25, 2021
Reacting to these two events, alleged carnatic vocalist TM Krishna in an attempt to come across as secular put a tweet saying that both Virender Sehwag and Waqar Younis should be packed off to Mars for their comments.
Virender Shewag and Waqar Younis should be packed off on a Mars Mission that does not return. Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, NASA, anybody, please just deposit them there.
— T M Krishna (@tmkrishna) October 26, 2021
Many on Twitter called out TM Krishna for his including Sehwag’s name in the tweet as the former cricketer didn’t name any religion.
Idiot! @virendersehwag didn't name any religion.
And raised a valid question!
Comparison of him with @waqyounis99 is indication of your idiocy. https://t.co/k7s9TNFSFv— S.P. Kaushik (@sateyakaushik) October 27, 2021
Sehwag questionned bursting of crackers on India's defeat.
Younis offered reciting namaz on the pitch as a humiliation for Hindus- on air.
And here you are- equating both of them? What kind of preposterous monkey balancing is this?? #facepalm https://t.co/MxEuX9zvlX
— AnalyseAbhishek (@abhishekthakur) October 27, 2021
When many pointed out what was wrong with Sehwag’s statement, TM Krishna didn’t budge and tried to justify saying that Sehwag’s comments too were a strain of bigotry.
But is it so hard to recognise that Virender Sehwag's comments are also problematic ?
— T M Krishna (@tmkrishna) October 27, 2021
TM Krishna who claims himself to be carnatic vocalist is a vocal supporter of communist ideology and is known for espousing his woke-ness while targeting the ruling BJP at the Centre.
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