Racial remarks were made on social media against Sanju Samson (97 runs), the hero of India’s victory in the T20 World Cup. In this matter, Kerala Congress has complained to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and demanded action.
Kolkata: India has confirmed its place in the semi-finals by defeating West Indies in an important Super-8 match of the T20 World Cup. Indian cricketer Sanju Samson was the hero of this victory, but after the match he had to face racial remarks on social media. Now Kerala Congress has complained to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav in this matter.
This whole incident started after the match held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday. Sanju led India to victory in this match by playing an unbeaten inning of 97 runs in 50 balls. Soon after, a user on ‘X’ (earlier Twitter) shared a controversial post with Sanju’s picture. The post read: ‘Only dark forces can defeat dark forces, well played Sanju Samson’. In this post, racial remarks were made against Sanju and the players of both the West Indies teams.
As soon as this post appeared, there was an uproar on social media. Fans strongly criticized this lewd comment made on Sanju’s complexion. Now Kerala Congress has also demanded strict action in this matter. He registered his protest by tagging Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav with ‘X’.
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Kerala Congress wrote in its post, “Such cheap racism has no place in India. We urge Ashwini Vaishnav to take immediate action against the person behind the account who has posted this disgusting comment targeting Kerala’s pride Sanju Samson.”
Interestingly, while talking to Star Sports after the match, Sanju had told that he is currently away from social media and his phone. He said, “I believed in my abilities. I switched off my phone and social media and just focused on myself. I am very happy that I could make the team win in such an important match.”
Even though the fans are praising Sanju’s focus, the demand for strict action against this cyberbullying against him is also gaining momentum.