Former Indian cricket team opener Gautam Gambhir has suggested Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to pack his bags and cross the border to go to Pakistan in a jibe taken after Farooq congratulated the Pakistan cricket team on their historic victory over Virat Kohli and Co. in the ICC Champions Trophy final held on Sunday.
Gambhir tweeted, “A suggestion @MirwaizKashmir why don’t u cross the border? U will get better fireworks (Chinese?), Eid celebs there.I can help u wid packing.”
A suggestion @MirwaizKashmir why don't u cross the border? U will get better fireworks (Chinese?), Eid celebs there.I can help u wid packing
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) June 18, 2017
Farooq earlier tweeted, “Fireworks all around, feels like an early Eid here. Better team took the day. Congratulations team #Pakistan.”
Fireworks all around, feels like an early Eid here. Better team took the day. Congratulations team #Pakistan
— Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (@MirwaizKashmir) June 18, 2017
Mirwaiz, a few days back , had cheered the Pakistan Cricket Team after their win over England in the first semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy.
The chairman of Hurriyat Forum tweeted, “As we were finishing taraweeh, could hear the fire crackers bursting, well played team #Paksitan. Best of luck for the finals!”
This tweet of his earned the ire of many, including political leaders, who asked the media and the people to ignore the comments made by ‘anti-national elements like him.’
Meanwhile, fans of the Indian cricket team expressed their disappointment with the defeat out on the streets. In Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur and Uttarkhand’s Haridwar peopel broke their TV sets and protested after Pakistan’s win.
