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Keralites troll Tendulkar for supporting India by saying sorry to Sharapova

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As a number of overseas influencers, together with singer-actress Rihanna, former porn-star Mia Khalifa and teenage protestor Greta Thunberg interfered in nation’s politics by endorsing violence within the identify of supporting ‘farmer’ protests, a number of Indian celebrities took to social media to name for unity within the nation in opposition to overseas interference in India’s affairs.
Similarly, on Wednesday, India’s sporting legend Sachin Tendulkar led the sports activities fraternity to sentence the worldwide false propaganda in opposition to India. Sachin Tendulkar tweeted saying, “India’s sovereignty cannot be compromised. External forces can be spectators but not participants. Indians know India and should decide for India. Let’s remain united as a nation.”
As Sachin Tendulkar raised his voice in opposition to exterior forces trying to create chaos on the nation’s streets, surprisingly a piece of social media customers from Kerala descended on social media to not solely mock the previous cricket but additionally abuse him for standing up for the reason for the nation.
Several social media customers from Kerala ‘regreted’ over their sharp criticism and mock prior to now directed in the direction of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, who had as soon as claimed of not being conscious of Sachin Tendulkar. During a press meet 7 years in the past, Sharapova was requested about her opinion on Tendulkar’s presence at one in all her matches, to which she had responded saying she didn’t know him.
Following the incident, a number of social media customers had ridiculed, abused the tennis participant for not figuring out one of many biggest batsmen of the period. Ironically, it was a piece of social media customers from Kerala who had led the huge outrage in opposition to Sharapova again then in 2014.
Keralites mocks Sachin Tendulkar, media showcase it as a social media marketing campaign
However, seven years later, Keralites have come ahead to apologise to Sharapova for abusing her in 2014. Angered over Tendulkar’s assist for the nation, Keralites mentioned ‘Sorry’ to Sharapova and expressed remorse for standing in assist of the cricketing legend in the course of the controversy.
Shockingly, a number of media retailers, fairly than condemning their actions, have revealed stories to not directly reward them for confronting Sachin Tendulkar. The left-liberal media took this chance to glorify the act by a number of Malayalee social media customers.
Here are the media stories that tried to cross off the incident as only a social media incident fairly than harmful act of foul mouthing Indian icons, just because they stood for the reason for the nation amidst makes an attempt by overseas vested pursuits to destabilise the nation.
The Hindu:

Indian Express:

CNN News 18:

There are a number of different information stories which have additionally taken an analogous line to amplify the stunning hatred spewed by the Kerala social media customers in opposition to Sachin Tendulkar.
Are Communist cadres, Congress supporters and Islamic trolls behind apology marketing campaign to Sharapova?
Amidst all of the occasions which can be presently occurring in India, tennis star Maria Sharapova took to Facebook to place out a brand new submit. The Keralites, who appears to spend so much of free time on the social media platform to spew venom in opposition to nationalist forces within the nation, didn’t miss out on the chance.
Several social media customers flooded her timeline with a sequence of apology claiming that they meant to remorse their behaviour of abusing her again in 2013 and standing in assist of Sachin Tendulkar.
As we appeared into the 1000’s of feedback posted on Sharapova’s timeline, it was clearly seen {that a} co-ordinated marketing campaign was initiated to focus on Indian sporting icons, particularly Sachin Tendulkar after he prolonged his assist. The social media customers selected Sharapova’s timeline to point out their hatred in the direction of Sachin Tendulkar.
Most of the feedback on the timeline are put out by Communist staff, Congress get together cadres, and lots of Islamic trolls from Kerala.
Here are a number of the social media accounts that sought mercy from Maria Sharapova:
Communist supporters
The get together cadres and supporters of the Left Democratic Front – a coalition of left events in Kerala, have been the primary to mock Sachin Tendulkar. As we analysed their social media posts, it was revealed that almost all of them are lively Communist get together supporters.
Here are a number of social media accounts of the LDF supporters:

Another Muslim social media consumer and an lively employee of the LDF saying ‘Sorry’ to Maria Sharapova.

Ubaid Paroli appears to be a distinguished one amongst them.

Ashik Ibn Haneefa referred to Sachin Tendulkar as a ‘Joker’ as he requested for forgiveness.

Not simply Communists supporters, even Congress cadres weren’t far behind.
Congress supporters
The United Democratic Front or the UDF – a Congress-led coalition within the state, who’re presently within the opposition in Kerala, appears to be competing with the Communists to impress the state’s hate-filled voters.
In truth, they weren’t far behind the act of apologising that has now was a nationwide disgrace.
Here are a number of the posts the place Congress supporters have been begging for mercy in opposition to a overseas particular person, simply as their get together leaders do it usually to remain related within the get together.

Another Congress supporter mentioned that Sharapova was proper to say she didn’t know Sachin Tendulkar and added that future has proved proper in the present day.

Latheef Nani, one other Congress supporter, claimed that Sachin Tendulkar rejected all of the farmers. In actuality, there was not even a single tweet put out by Sachin in opposition to farmers or for that matter farm legal guidelines. However, the Congress get together staff, the champions of liberal values, have focused Sachin Tendulkar for simply expressing his opinion.

Here is one other Shashi Tharoor supporter focusing on Sachin Tendulkar for his posts and apologising to Sharapova. It isn’t robust to understand that could be a follower of Shashi Tharoor.

Another Congress supporter in search of mercy from Maria Sharapova.

Several assorted trolls, AAP supporters additionally descended on Sharapova’s timeline to mock India’s biggest sport legend Sachin Tendulkar.
Aam Aadmi Party, which has no presence in Kerala, appears to have influenced one member. Interestingly, for AAP’s profit, even he has turned out to be hateful as lots of its get together staff.

A big part of hatred for Sachin Tendulkar got here from Islamic social media accounts, who didn’t hesitate in any respect to make denigrating feedback in opposition to Sachin Tendulkar as they sought an apology from Maria Sharapova for insulting her in 2014.

From the above tweets, one can confer that a big part of Kerala social media customers was not impressed with Indian sports activities heroes standing up for what is true – to face within the nation’s trigger and shield its pursuits. It is fairly stunning to grasp that a number of Indians are able to let go of their self-respect if it suited their slender political narrative.