Silly thing to say, na? It’s like saying Palestinian Muslims are only Palestine’s problem. Then why do we see protests all over the world by Muslims from other nations, including in the West? Why were Maccabi Tel Aviv fans banned from attending a game in Birmingham?
Hindus have been persecuted in Bangladesh every day ever since the Yunus government came to power. Even today, a man named Joy Mohapatra was allegedly forced and poisoned to death. The situation is so bad that even British MP Priti Patel has written a letter to Sir Keir Starmer. In a situation like this, it is only fair that a Bangladeshi bowler is not allowed to earn ₹10 crore while playing in an Indian league, keeping the emotions of Hindus in mind—especially in a country that is nearly 80% Hindu.
You are right the Hindus being killed there are Bangladeshi citizens at the end of the day. That is why, at a government level, we can’t do much, because unlike Pakistan, Bangladesh is not attacking India directly. If they dare to do that, India will launch Operation Hilsa Fish immediately and send few Brahmos under their lungi. However, there are things in life beyond government and country—it’s called emotion. We Hindus want to stand in solidarity with our brothers who are being killed there and don’t want their players earning money from our league.
Now the question is - why are we forcing them to come and play in India for the T20 World Cup? Trust me, no one is. No one cares if Bangladesh plays or not. What we are opposing, however, is their false claim of security concerns, which we all know is not genuine. There were no security concerns until last week, but suddenly, when Mustafizur was dropped, a security issue arose? This is clearly a political move. The fact that they are even accusing legendary former players like Tamim of being Indian agents says it all. If the BCB tomorrow says they will not travel to India for the T20 World Cup because their ego was hurt due to the disrespect shown to Mustafizur in the IPL, no one would object. In fact, people would at least appreciate them for taking a stand.
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