There has been a war on social media between former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli’s supporters. On Saturday, #Shameondeshdrohidhoni started trending on Twitter, which divided the cricket fans into two parts. The entire controversy began with a comment by former cricketer Harbhajan Singh.
Start of controversy: Harbhajan Singh’s comment
During a cricket show, Harbhajan Singh said that “only MS Dhoni has real fans. Fans of the rest of the players are only social media or paid followers.” This statement made Virat Kohli’s fans angry. He ran the #Shameondeshdrohidhoni hashtag while targeting Dhoni.
Fans clash: new hashtag in response
Dhoni supporters also retaliated through the #nationalShamekohli hashtag, not back down. During this time, allegations and counter-allegations and derogatory comments were seen between the two sides on social media. The debate on Twitter reached the trend fast.
Other controversies: due to Dhoni’s criticism
Dhoni has also faced criticism on some more issues these days:
Absence in Ram temple program: Dhoni received an invitation to the Ram temple Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya, but he did not attend. Some users expressed resentment over this.
Silence on Pahalgam terror attack: Dhoni did not make any statement on the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. On this too, some people raised questions as to why he did not react to the issue while being a former army officer.
