Irfan Pathan posts cryptic tweet after outrage against foreign celebrities for tweeting on farmers' protest

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has seemingly taken a dig at the outrage going on in the country over the interference of outside voices in the internal matters of India. Several overseas celebrities recently tweeted on the ongoing farmers’ protests in India. The likes of Rihanna, climate activist Greta Thunberg, Jay Sean, Lilly Singh, US vice-president Kamala Harris’ niece lawyer Meena Harris were some prominent names who tweeted about the protest.

Rihanna was the first to tweet about the issue as she shared a news report on the farmers’ protests in India and tweeted: “why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest”. It was immediately followed by tweets from Thunberg, Harris and others. And it did not take India long to hit back at the propaganda as hashtags #IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda started trending.

The government of India took cognizance of the matter as the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) put out a statement immediately. In their statement, the MEA said that comments by celebrities tweeting on the issue were “neither accurate nor responsible”.

“It was unfortunate to see vested interest groups trying to enforce their agenda on these protests, and derail them. This was egregiously witnessed on January 26. Some of these vested interest groups have tried to mobilise international support against India. Instigated by such fringe elements, Mahatma Gandhi statues have been desecrated in parts of the world. This is extremely disturbing for India and for civilised society everywhere,” the ministry said.

Irfan Pathan posts a cryptic tweet

Following the tweets by the overseas celebrities, several Union Ministers, actors, sportspersons including cricketers as well as commoners hit out at them. From the cricket fraternity, the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan were some of the big names who made it clear that external forces have no right to interfere in India’s internal matter.

On Thursday, Irfan Pathan decided to react to the issue too but in a very subtle manner. Unlike other cricketers, the former all-rounder posted a cryptic tweet and called out the hypocrisy of some Indians. Pathan highlighted that Indians had also raised their voices when George Floyd was brutally killed by the police in the USA.

“When George Floyd was brutally murdered in the USA by a policeman,our country rightly expressed our grief. #justsaying,” wrote Irfan Pathan.

Here’s what other cricketers were tweeting