Activist flags public bias over Team India’s Siddhivinayak visit and Jemimah’s ‘Thank Jesus’
Darshan Mondkar’s post reignites debate on unequal reactions to public expression of faith
New Delhi: A social media post by activist Darshan Mondkar has sparked a debate over perceived double standards in how the public reacts to expressions of faith by members of India’s national women’s cricket team, particularly during their historic World Cup-winning campaign.
Mondkar’s post drew a comparison between two recent events. The first involved cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues, who, after her match-winning performance in the semi-final, publicly “thanked Jesus.” The activist noted that this simple expression of faith led to “a lot of hue and cry,” with Rodrigues reportedly facing trolling not only from certain right-wing social media users but also criticism from some self-described liberals.
In contrast, Mondkar highlighted that when members of the women’s team visited Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple to “seek Bappa’s blessings ahead of the World Cup final,” the gesture was met with widespread appreciation and no apparent backlash.
“Any objections anyone? Any trolling?” Mondkar asked rhetorically in his post, pointing to what he described as a glaring inconsistency in public attitudes. He ended his message with a tongue-in-cheek remark: “I don’t care who they are thanking and who they are praying to, as long as they work hard and win the games and give credit to ModiZee 😝😝😝.”
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
