Irfan Pathan has a simple but powerful message for the extremist trolls

It’s no news that some self-proclaimed priests look for every opportunity to pounce on cricketers and celebrities on social media. It was Mohammed Shami a few months back, and yet again today, and it was Irfan Pathan yesterday. His “crime” was posting a picture with his wife, who was wearing her usual Islamic attire, head covered with a hijab and face covered with her hands.

Irfan got married to Safa Baig, a model from Jeddah, in a low-key affair in February last year and hosted the wedding ceremony in Mecca. These self-proclaimed priests are in simple words, trolls, who raise objections on the smallest things, like nail paint in order to shame people to gain their own sadistic pleasure.

Extremism in religion is second to none, but the moment it starts to intrude someone’s personal life or raise questions over someone else’s belief, the issue becomes toxic. While it is an advantage that we are now closer to celebrities and people we look up to due to social media, the constant speculation and moral compassing from people is not welcome.

The picture that stirred hate

The Baroda captain was then being targetted by extremists because they felt that he should not have exposed on the public platform despite the fact that her face is hardly visible. Someone even bashed Safa for using nail polish and suggested she should opt for henna instead.

Positivity prevails

While the majority was indulging in name calling and passing on baseless religious sermons, there is always a section that encourages positive vibes and supports. For Irfan, luckily, the section voiced their opinion on focusing more on their personal faiths and minding their own business.

Because of the universal rule that love trumps hate, Pathan took the hate and the nasty comments with grace and replied to the moral, “religious” lecturers with a simple message, putting a full stop to what the world has to say.