"What more does he have to do?" Shashi Tharoor comes out in support of Sanju Samson after ODI snub
Tharoor shares meme, questions BCCI for dropping Kerala cricketer
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader and MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor on Thursday once again batted for Kerala batsman Sanju Samson and extended support to the calls of his selection into the Indian team.
Tharoor took to his official Twitter handle and raised questions over dropping the wicket-keeper batsman from the Indian national team for the upcoming Sri Lanka ODI series.
He shared a meme that he said was being widely shared in Kerala. The meme claimed despite having the highest batting average in ODIs among Indian batters, Samson still missed a deserved match at his home venue Trivandram.
India is set to play one of the ODI matches in Kerala’s Trivandrum.
“This meme about @IamSanjuSamson is going around in Kerala. I have to say I agree with it. What more does he have to do to get a deserved place in India’s ODI XI?” Tharoor wrote in his tweet besides tagging the official handle of BCCI in it.
Tharoor has on several occasions extended support to the fans of Sanju Samson who largely claim that the Kerala cricketer gets ignored by the BCCI due to his South Indian origin.
This meme about @IamSanjuSamson is going around in Kerala. I have to say I agree with it. What more does he have to do to get a deserved place in India’s ODI XI? @BCCI pic.twitter.com/w4eL7kSfEd
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) December 29, 2022
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UP: Man arrested for climbing dargah gate with saffron flags in Prayagraj
Prayagraj (UP), Apr 7 (PTI): Police on Monday arrested a man who was allegedly seen carrying saffron flags and climbing on top of a dargah in Sikandra area here in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, officials said.
DCP (Ganga Nagar) Kuldeep Singh Gunawat said a case was registered against three named and several unknown persons in connection with the incident that happened on Sunday during Ram Navami celebrations.
A man identified as Manendra Singh was arrested for allegedly leading two other youths at the dargah.
In a purported video of the incident that surfaced online, some men, atop the gate of Ghazi Miyan's dargah, were allegedly seen raising Jai Shri Ram slogans while waving saffron flags. Police said they rushed in and removed the men from the dargah.
Both Hindu and Muslim devotees come to offer 'chadar' at the shrine, according to police.
Departmental action is being taken against the policemen who were responsible for maintaining order at the spot, the DCP said on Sunday.
