{"id":218823,"date":"2019-03-11T11:23:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T06:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=218823"},"modified":"2019-03-11T11:23:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T06:23:49","slug":"former-indian-captain-ganguly-refuses-to-remove-imran-khans-portrait-from-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/former-indian-captain-ganguly-refuses-to-remove-imran-khans-portrait-from-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Indian Captain Ganguly Refuses To Remove Imran Khan&#8217;s Portrait from Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Sourav Ganguly and the Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are in a row over Imran Khan.<\/p>\n<p>Ganguly&#8217;s professionalism prevents him from removing the photograph of former Pakistan captain Imran Khanfrom Eden Gardens stadium, just because Khan is now the Prime Minister of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>After the Pulwama attack, the Mumbai Cricket Club of India removed photographs of Imran Khan. Later other cricket clubs followed suit, with the exception of CAB.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Rajdhani,Poppins,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/small-egoes-indian-cricket-club-removes-imran-khans-portrait\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Small Egoes: Indian Cricket Club Removes Imran Khan&#8217;s Portrait<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The BJP is demanding that PM Imran Khan&#8217;s photograph be removed from the\u00a0club-house of the iconic cricket stadium of Kolkata, the Eden Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>Despite BJP&#8217;s protests, Ganguly says he will \u201cstick to his earlier position\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>A Game of Politics?<\/h3>\n<p>This conflict is being interpreted as a political proxy between the BJP and Trinamol Congress. Even the people of Twitter are in on this conspiracy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saurav rarely backed down as Indian captain,true,but his refusal to remove Imran&#39;s portrait,however sensible it sounds,is politically convenient to him.&#39;d there be a change of guard at the centre,he&#39;ll be the president,BCCI,&amp;not just because he&#39;ll be the most suitable candidate.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manish Rao (@immanishrao) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/immanishrao\/status\/1104843860146962432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The journalist community seems to be on Ganguly&#8217;s side in this one.<\/p>\n<p>Indian journalist Kenan Malik tweeted out support for the CAB President saying &#8216;he never backed down as the Indian cricket captain&#8217;, thus implying that he won&#8217;t do so now.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly rarely backed down. And he seems still not to do so, refusing the BJP demand to remove Imran Khan\u2019s portrait from Eden Gardens: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LMpbXvc8SS\">https:\/\/t.co\/LMpbXvc8SS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kenan Malik (@kenanmalik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenanmalik\/status\/1104829331493265408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Film-maker Pooja Bhatt, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt chipped\u00a0in too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Respect \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Th41lM8euK\">https:\/\/t.co\/Th41lM8euK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pooja Bhatt (@PoojaB1972) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoojaB1972\/status\/1104831776306982913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A time will come in future when all us will be forced to wear half pants again.<br \/>Nostalgic return to childhood \ud83d\udc46\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; shaks (@shaks72) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shaks72\/status\/1104972091068112896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Respecting for Dada!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Respect for dada. Modi and BJP should never ever try to drag dada in their gutter level politics.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ISRAR QADRI (@IamIsrarQadri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamIsrarQadri\/status\/1104914825753243648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well done Champ.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gautam Singh Ghai (@gautghai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gautghai\/status\/1104847152826761216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Sourav Ganguly and the Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are in a row over Imran Khan. Ganguly&#8217;s professionalism prevents him from removing the photograph of former Pakistan captain Imran Khanfrom Eden Gardens stadium, just because Khan is now the Prime Minister of Pakistan. 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