The Congress on Monday reprimanded its spokesperson Shama Mohamed for fat-shaming Indian cricket crew captain Rohit Sharma and requested her to delete her social media posts through which she made the feedback and train better warning in future.
Mohamed has now deleted the posts on X, posted late on Sunday evening, that drew backlash from many, together with BJP leaders. Her remarks got here amid the Indian cricket crew’s undefeated run on the ongoing Champions Trophy.
The Congress asserted that Mohamed’s remarks concerning the cricketing legend don’t mirror the celebration’s place.
In her now-deleted publish, Mohamed mentioned Sharma is “fats for a sportsman”. “Have to shed pounds! And naturally probably the most unimpressive Captain India has ever had!” she mentioned.
Responding to a publish praising Sharma, Mohamed requested what was so world class concerning the present captain when in comparison with his predecessors like Saurav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, M S Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri and the remainder.
Congress’ media and publicity division head Pawan Khera mentioned, “Dr. Shama Mohammed, Nationwide Spokesperson of the Indian Nationwide Congress, made sure remarks a few cricketing legend that don’t mirror the celebration’s place.” She has been requested to delete the involved social media posts from X and has been suggested to train better warning sooner or later, he mentioned.
“The Indian Nationwide Congress holds the contributions of sporting icons within the highest regard and doesn’t endorse any statements that undermine their legacy,” Khera mentioned.
