On Tuesday, former Indian all-rounder, Irfan Pathan has expressed his thoughts on the ongoing global debate on racism, saying “it is not just restricted to the skin color” and one could also be racially abused due to his religion. The killing of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis last month triggered mass protests around the country and reignited the racism debate world over.
Tweeting about the same, Pathan wrote: “Racism is not restricted to the colour of the skin. Not allowing to buy a home in society just because u have a different faith is a part of racism too”.
Racism is not restricted to the colour of the skin.Not allowing to buy a home in a society just because u have a different faith is a part of racism too… #convenient #racism
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 9, 2020
When asked if he wrote out of his personal experience or it was something he observed, talking to PTI, Irfan explained, “It is an observation and I don’t think anyone can deny this.” Pathan, who retired from all forms of the game earlier this year, played 29 Tests, 120 ODIs, and 24 T20Is.
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In the wake of Floyd’s death, international cricketers have come out and spoken on the issue of racism in the game. The cricketers include West Indians Chris Gayle and Darren Sammy, who has alleged that he was racially abused by some of his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammates during the 2014 IPL.
Currently, India is going through a nationwide lockdown. Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus positive patients in India went past 276000 with almost 7800 people losing their lives on Wednesday, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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Almost the entire is in a lockdown due to the scare of the ever-escalating situation concerning the World Health Organisation-recognized pandemic that is the Coronavirus. Everything- schools, colleges, airports, railway stations, gyms, sporting events, movies, offices- have been put under lockdown as the world continues to self-isolate in order to control the pandemic.
