‘Asked to delete posts’: Congress pulls up party leader for ‘fats’ remark on Rohit Sharma | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday pulled up its leader Shama Mohamed over her remarks about India’s males’s cricket captain Rohit Sharma. Congress leader Pawan Khera mentioned that Shama had been requested to delete her social media posts and train higher warning sooner or later.
“Dr. Shama Mohammed, National Spokesperson of the Indian National Congress, made certain remarks about a cricketing legend that do not reflect the party’s position. She has been asked to delete the concerned social media posts from X and has been advised to exercise greater caution in the future,” Khera mentioned.
He additionally added that the party holds sporting icons within the highest regard and doesn’t endorse any statements undermining their legacy.

The controversy erupted after Mohamed took to social media on Sunday throughout India’s match towards New Zealand within the ongoing Champions Trophy. She labelled Rohit Sharma as “fat” and described him as a “mediocre captain.”
“Rohit Sharma is fat for a sportsman! Needs to lose weight! And of course, the most unimpressive captain India has ever had!” she wrote in a now-deleted put up.

She additional questioned Sharma’s skills in contrast to previous cricketing greats akin to Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli. “What is so world-class about him when compared to his predecessors like Ganguly, Tendulkar, Dravid, Dhoni, Kohli, Kapil Dev, Shastri & the rest? He is a mediocre captain as well as a mediocre player who got lucky to be the captain of India.”
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After dealing with widespread backlash, Shama defended her remarks, citing Sharma’s decision-making throughout key matches, together with the Test sequence towards Australia and India’s World Cup loss in Ahmedabad.
“Didn’t he move KL Rahul to bat at number 3 at the MCG Test & put himself at number 1 which backfired totally! Wasn’t that a selfish move? Because of that, Shubman Gill was out of the XI. Didn’t we lose the last World Cup which took place in Ahmedabad? I have compared him to our previous captains,” she wrote.
Speaking to ANI, Shama insisted her feedback weren’t meant to disgrace the Indian captain however had been a common remark about athlete health. “It was a generic tweet about the fitness of a sportsperson. It was not body-shaming. I always believed a sportsperson should be fit, and I felt he was a bit overweight, so I just tweeted about that,” she mentioned.
“I have been attacked for no reason. When I compared him with previous captains, I put in a statement. I have the right. What is wrong in saying? It is a democracy,” she added.