Former India skipper, Sourav Ganguly, on Thursday, joined his former teammate Virender Sehwag in slamming Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last week.
Replying to Sehwag’s earlier tweet of mocking Imran Kan, Ganguly said, “Viru .. I see this and I am shocked ..a speech which is unheard of .. a world which needs peace, Pakistan as a country needs it the most .. and the leader speaks such rubbish ..not the Imran khan the cricketer world knew ..speech in UN was poor”.
Viru .. I see this and I am shocked ..a speech which is unheard of .. a world which needs peace ,pakistan as a country needs it the most .. and the leader speaks such rubbish ..not the Imran khan the cricketer world knew ..speech in UN was poor ..
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) October 3, 2019
In an interaction with an American news channel, Imran Khan criticized the infrastructure in the country, saying “You have to go to China and see the way their infrastructure is. In New York, I am watching the car bumping around here.”
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The anchors did not take Imran Khan’s comment in a good manner and blasted him by commenting “You don’t sound like the prime minister of Pakistan, you sound like a welder from the Bronx”. On Wednesday, cricketers including the cricketers like Mohammed Shami, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan slammed the Pakistan PM for his speech at the UNGA and said his words were out of line.
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Shami tweeted, “Mahatma Gandhi spent his life spreading the message of love, harmony and peace. @ImranKhanPTI from UN podium issued despicable threats and spoke of hatred. Pakistan needs a leader who talks development, jobs & economic growth, not war & harbouring terrorism #india”.
Mahatma Gandhi spent his life spreading the message of love, harmony and peace. @ImranKhanPTI from UN podium issued despicable threats and spoke of hatred. Pakistan needs a leader who talks development, jobs & economic growth, not war & harbouring terrorism #india
— Mohammad Shami (@MdShami11) October 2, 2019
On the othe rhand, Harbhajan wrote: “At UNGA speech, there were indications for India of potential nuclear war. As a prominent sportsperson, Imran Khan’s choice of words ‘bloodbath’ ‘fight to the end’ will only increase hatred between the two nations. As a fellow sportsperson I expect him to promote peace”.
At UNGA speech, there were indications for India of potential nuclear war. As a prominent sportsperson, Imran Khan’s choice of words 'bloodbath' 'fight to the end' will only increase hatred between the two nations. As a fellow sportsperson I expect him to promote ✌️ peace
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 2, 2019
Pathan tweeted, “At UNGA speech, there were indications for India of potential nuclear war. As a prominent sportsperson, Imran Khan’s choice of words ‘bloodbath’ ‘fight to the end’ will only increase hatred between the two nations. As a fellow sportsperson I expect him to promote peace”.
At UNGA speech, there were indications for India of potential nuclear war. As a prominent sportsperson, Imran Khan’s choice of words 'bloodbath' 'fight to the end' will only increase hatred between the two nations. As a fellow sportsperson I expect him to promote peace.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 2, 2019
India had issued a sharp reply to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech at the UNGA, saying his threat of unleashing nuclear devastation “qualifies as brinkmanship, not statesmanship”.
