Former Indian all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh recently came in support of the Shahid Afridi Foundation which is helping the underprivileged families in Pakistan amid the Coronavirus outbreak. In a video on Twitter, the southpaw had urged the fans and followers to donate to the noble cause. However, this message from Yuvraj wasn’t received well by a chunk of Indian people on social media and he was bashed for supporting Afridi.
Even Harbhajan Singh followed Yuvraj’s footsteps and voiced his support for the former Pakistan international. And the duo had to face the repercussions of the same on Twitter. #ShameonYuviBhajji was trending on Twitter on Wednesday and almost 50k tweets on the same were spotted on the matter.
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Yuvraj had earlier tweeted: “These are testing times, it’s time to lookout for each other specially the ones who are lesser fortunate. Lets do our bit, I am supporting @SAfridiOfficial & @SAFoundationN in this noble initiative of covid19. Pls donate on http://donatekarona.com #StayHome @harbhajan_singh”.
These are testing times, it’s time to lookout for each other specially the ones who are lesser fortunate. Lets do our bit, I am supporting @SAfridiOfficial & @SAFoundationN in this noble initiative of covid19. Pls donate on https://t.co/yHtpolQbMx #StayHome @harbhajan_singh pic.twitter.com/HfKPABZ6Wh
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) March 31, 2020
After facing a lot of hear from the netizens, Yuvraj has come out and clarified his stand on the matter. He was stunned to see how his message was blown out of proportion and stated his intention was not to hurt to anyone’s feeling but to help the respective countries during these tough times. He explained that he was only taking a stand for humanity and will also bleed blue no matter what.
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Yuvraj’s statement read: “I really don’t understand how a message to help the most vulnerable gets blown out of proportion! All I tried to achieve via that message was to help people in our respective countries by providing healthcare, my intention was not to hurt anyone’s feelings. I’m an Indian and I will always bleed blue and will always stand for humanity. jai Hind”.
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 1, 2020
As even Harbhajan Singh was also bashed in this matter for supporting Afridi’s foundation, it remains to be seen if the off-spinner too comes up with a statement after the southpaw all-rounder.
