An old video of ex-cricket captain Shahid Afridi has surfaced on social media. Since then the philanthropist has landed in hot water over the prejudicial response towards his daughter mimicking a Hindu ritual.
In the viral video, the Pakistani all-rounder confesses that he broke his television after seeing his daughter trying to imitate an ‘Aarti‘ (a Hindu prayer form involving giving blessings) scene from an Indian soap opera.
“I smashed my TV once, because of my wife. These daily soaps on Star Plus were quite popular then. I had asked by wife to watch them alone and not with the kids. I saw one of my kids performing aarti while watching a Star Plus show. I then smashed the TV inside the wall.”
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This is reality of secularism in Islam.— LADSARIA (@BasantA49182115) December 28, 2019
Unsurprisingly, some Indian trolls indulged in point-scoring over this episode.
Hindu Hatred is in their DNA
— Sudarshan Tantry 🇮🇳 (@sudarshantantry) December 28, 2019
I listen to the call for prayer from 5 am in the morning till night, whether at home or in office. It is not even a choice, but we take it in our stride.
— Shrinivas Mahale 🇮🇳 (@ShrinivasMahale) December 28, 2019
Shahid Afridi proudly claims on a TV show that he smashed his TV because one of his daughters was doing aarti. The host giggles and the crowd, full of rich and educated women, applauds and claps for this. I wonder how Hindus have survived in Pakistan. https://t.co/UU0eChyBvT
— Praveen Kumar (@RigidDemocracy) December 29, 2019
Sohaib Akhtar: Danish kaneriya was discriminated on religious beliefs.
Shahid Afridi: I broke TV when i saw my daughter imitating Aarti while watching the show.
Pakistani PM (who claimed in UN that pakistan is secular country): pic.twitter.com/miulo5x1nV
— Zeher (@ZeherAadmi) December 30, 2019
Shahid Afridi proudly claims on a TV show that he smashed his TV because one of his daughters was doing aarti. The host giggles and the crowd, full of rich and educated women, applauds and claps for this. I wonder how Hindus have survived in Pakistan.
— Rahul Raj (@x_rahulraj) December 29, 2019
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Prejudice like this should be rectified.
Because of this ideology, we need #CAA.The anchor and the audience laughed when Shahid Afridi told them the reason that why he broke his TV.Shameful!!#IndiaSupportsCAA https://t.co/PSIWOKzaqB
— Brownie (@Mastikipathsha) December 30, 2019
It’s not about hatred against any religion. It’s about love to one’s own religion.
It’s all about love to religion, we as muslims may be some people hate culture of indian, but not provocate over religious events and the people of them. As it is happening in India.