Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has always been known for expressing his emotions quite openly. Recently, he expressed his disgrace against thrashing of two Kashmiri men in Lucknow by some right-wing members. Attacks on common Kashmiris are on the rise in various parts of the country after a devastating terror attack in the state’s Pulwama district on February 14 killed over 40 CRPF personnel.

Traders and students from Kashmir were being targeted by majoritarian activists, leading to condemnation from all quarters. In the latest incident that happened in Daliganj area of Lucknow, two Kashmiri dry-fruit sellers were beaten by two saffron-clad men. They were beaten up with sticks, slapped and abused because of their origin from Kashmir.

While one of the two managed to escape, the other one was cornered by the attackers. It was a timely intervention by the passersby that saved him from worse consequences. A video of the shocking incident went viral on social media and it was being denounced.

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Gambhir was one among the many who lashed out at the beating of the Kashmiris and in a tweet, he asked whether a new nationalism was being set up. He said the country did not just belong to us but also them, adding it is India. Here is what he tweeted:

Broad day light, bashing a Kashmiri trader in his own country ! Disgrace ! Are we setting a new nationalism ? सिर्फ़ हमारा ही नहीं,उनका भी है ! ‘ये भारत है’

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) March 7, 2019

While one person was arrested in connection with the incident, cases under the Indian Penal Code were also registered by Lucknow Police.

Talking about the incident, Lucknow SSP Kalanidhi Naithani said, “A man was seen in a viral video thrashing a Kashmiri street vendor in Lucknow, the vendor was later saved by locals. The culprit Bajrang Sonkar has been arrested by Police. Sonkar has a criminal background and has 12 cases including a murder case against him.”