BCCI secretary Jay Shah criticised for refusing to hold flag after India-Pakistan T20
The Hindu
After a video went viral of Jay Shah refusing to hold the Indian flag after India’s win over Pakistan, political opposition leaders shared the video, slamming Union Home Minister Amit Shah's son
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.
Several Congress leaders shared the video footage on social media and slammed Shah, who is Union Home Minister Amit Shah's son.
Tagging the footage of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary 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'!"
Congress's Karnataka MLA Priyank Kharge asked why would Jay Shah refuse to wave the tricolour after India's victory against Pakistan. "Any Indian would have done so reflexively. Did he want the Bhagwa Dhwaja or BJP flag?" he asked.
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.
Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said "staying neutral as ACC (Asian Cricket Council) president doesn't at any point mean being disrespectful to any nation's flag, especially your own...."
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