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Several Congress leaders slammed Jay Shah, who is Union Home Minister Amit Shah's son.
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Opposition leaders slam Jay Shah over ‘tricolour video’
Several Congress leaders slammed Jay Shah, who is Union Home Minister Amit Shah's son.
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New Delhi | August 29, 2022 4:47:59 pm
TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale said the ruling BJP has argued that Jay Shah did not hold the tricolour on Sunday night because he was there as the ACC president and was following protocol. (Screengrab from Twitter)Video footage of BCCI secretary Jay Shah appearing to turn down an offer to wave the national flag after India beat Pakistan in a thrilling cricket match at the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday has sparked a controversy, with Opposition leaders taking a dig at him.
However, Shiv Sena’s Priyanka Chaturvedi defended Shah in a tweet, saying “staying neutral as ACC (Asian Cricket Council) president doesn’t at any point mean being disrespectful to any nation’s flag, especially your own. So trolls, sit down”.
Chaturvedi’s tweet came minutes after she herself attacked Shah on Twitter, saying the tricolour in hand is a symbol of the resolve and loyalty of Indians to the nation and to “dismiss it in this way is an insult to the country’s 133 crore population”.
Several Congress leaders slammed Jay Shah, who is Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son.
Tagging the video footage of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appearing to turn down an offer to wave the flag, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh tweeted in Hindi: “I have papa, keep the tricolour with you.” Congress leader Ajoy Kumar also tweeted the footage and wrote in Hindi: “Looks like the tricolour was of ‘Khadi’… not of ‘polyester’!” The Congress has been strongly criticising an amendment of the flag code under which the national flag can now be made of polyester and with the help of machines.
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