I don’t know any country where the majority population feels so insecure tweets eminent cricketer ( bowler) Venkatesh Prasad !
While there had been tremendous vociferous protests by the minority community in various parts of the country including several stone throwing incidents injuring several policemen on duty and innocents by unlawful elements, sent to jails in view of the alleged objectionable and derogatory remarks by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal, now expelled from BJP, a prominent Indian cricketer and coach Venkatesh Prasad has come to the rescue of both these former BJP spokesmen through his few tweets inviting several comments for and against including being trolled as well. This sounds interesting fir a cricketer to join with the majority terming it and Sanatani Hindu Dharma the symbol of tolerence taking to task parliamentarians to TV news channels to journalists for allegedly mocking Hindu Gods at times. Urging everyone to let sanity prevail and advising people to leave politics aside while posting the picture of the hanging effigy of Nupur Sharma in Karnataka with his tweet Venkatesh Prasad wrote : This is the effigy of Nupur Sharma hanging in Karnataka. Simply cannot believe that this is 21 st century India. I would urge everyone to leave politics aside and let sanity prevail. This is just too much. He further added, blaming the news channels with another tweet writing : The whataboutery to this tweet is simply unbelievable. News channels along with justifiers and people indulging in whataboutery are significant contributors to the pitiful situation. This is not just an effigy by the way but a threat to more than one person in no uncertain terms tweeted cricketer Venkatesh Prasad.
Venkatesh Prasad who had also been a balling coach also, born in Bengaluru in 1969 had been a promising cricketer having played in all, 194 matches for the country that include 33 tests and 161 one day matches.
An outstanding bowler and cricketer Venkatesh has to his credit 96 wickets in test matches and 196 wickets in one day matches.
A popular cricketer with bowling his fiefdom, this pace outstanding bowler will always be remembered for his exceptional performance against Pakistan when in 1996 world Cup he bold Amir Sohel. His die hard fans can’t forget those moments and remember him, even today for his outstanding wicket.
Venkatesh’s tweets allegedly in support of the suspended BJP national spokesperson for her highly derogatory statement on TV against the Prophet Nupur Sharma have acknowledged tremendous response with about 29 thousand likes and nearly 7000 retweets n 500 quote tweets etc. He didn’t even spared the parliamentarians , journalists and leading newspapers of the country for mocking Hindu Gods saying that finally it’s the Sanatan Hindu Sharma that has shown tolerance time and again. In another tweet favouring the majority community Venkatesh tweeted : And if whataboutery in the name of game then the list if hurting sentiments of the majority population are endless. When journalists to Parliamentarians, to leading newspapers to the so called leading actors mock Hindu Gods only Sanathan Dharm has shown tolerances time and again said Venkatesh.
Seems to be badly hurt – Cricketer Venkatesh goes on tweeting : Two wrongs don’t make a right but I don’t know of any country where the majority population feels, so insecure. Everyone needs to be protected but this brainwashing to spread propaganda needs to be stopped. Tolerance is a two way street tweets Venkatesh.
I endorse cricketer Venkatesh observation and fear. We the majority in India are afraid of anything untoward from all these minorities. Because, they can protest against any body, against any thing and any law. They address it as threat from ruling Govt.
Let’s have stricter laws against all those who wage war against their own countrymen, damage own governmental and fellow citizens’ property.
Let us not identify a violent protester or demonstrator as criminal irrespective of their cast, creed and sect. Take them to task and withdraw all privileges of a bona-fide citizen from them and brand them as trouble creator for the rest of their life time.