Indian woman boxer Nikhat Zareen created history on Thursday. When he brought laurels to the country by winning the gold medal in the World Boxing Championship, people have congratulated him fiercely. However, when senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai congratulated Nikhat Zareen, he also took a jibe at those who keep trolling him. Ashok Pandit has replied to this.
Rajdeep Sardesai wrote on Twitter that “A young lady from Nizamabad has done a bigger job for Indian pride and honor than all those pseudo nationalists who mess up my timeline with their vicious statements against minorities. Salute to Nikhat Zareen for winning the gold in the World Boxing Championship.” Filmmaker Ashok Pandit has responded to this tweet by Rajdeep Sardesai.
Ashok Pandit, while replying, wrote on Twitter that ‘At least don’t spew poison while congratulating! While expressing happiness, at least be happy!’ More people are giving their reactions to this news on social media. A user named Mukesh Sharma wrote that ‘everyone has known their truth sir because sports has religion and not terrorism, they can only say this.’
A user named Mahesh wrote that ‘I am compelled by habit, what to do? Unless there are trolls 2-4 times a day, it will not be fun. A user named Mahi Singh wrote that ‘Why do you see religion in this? Let me tell you that a soldier and a sportsman have no religion. He plays only for his country and the country respects him. A user named Yugal Kishore wrote that ‘found the religion of the boxer player but the religion of the terrorists is not yet known.’
At least don’t spew poison while congratulating!
While expressing happiness, at least be happy! https://t.co/MPZsROhxIE— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) May 20, 2022
A user named Padmaja wrote that ‘Nikhat Zareen and Mary Kom both represent India without the “minority tag”, they train like all other Indian players. Creating a religious angle in any way is bad reporting. A user named Jamit Gupta wrote that ‘You are more interested in his name than the gold medal, Indian has won and we congratulate it. How long will this minority propaganda last brother?
Let us tell you that Nikhat Zareen was born on 14 June 1996 in Nizamabad, Telangana. Father is Mohammad Jameel Ahmed and mother is Parveen Sultana. Nikhat’s father Mohammad Jameel told The Indian Express, “Winning gold at the World Championships is something that will serve as an inspiration to Muslim girls as well as every girl in the country to achieve bigger goals in life.”