Indian Muslim cricketer Irfan Pathan becomes the latest victim of anti Muslim hate crime in India

Indian Muslim cricketer Irfan Pathan becomes the latest victim of anti Muslim hate crime in India

Former Indian cricketer, Irfan Pathan, has become the new target ofanti-Muslim rhetoric of Indian citizens on the popular social mediaplatform, Twitter. Pathan got brutally trolled for expressing his viewsthat India should be a secular state as it is written in their constitution.

Pathan tweeted that he has always followed the constitution of India andurged his fellow citizens to properly read and understand the constitutionof their country.

Pathan’s tweet did not sit well with the Indians as they showcased thatanti-Muslim agenda.

Earlier, Pathan had tweeted that India has the potential to be the greatestcountry in the world but there are a few factors that have held it back. Hedid not mention the factors. Pathan’s tweet at the time irked former Indianleg-spinner, Amit Mishra, who took a dig at Pathan’s Muslim faith.

Mishra hinted that India could become the greatest country in the world ifthe constitution is the first book they follow. Mishra’s dig at Pathan forfollowing the Holy Quran ahead of the Constitution was much appreciated bythe Islamophobic Indian citizens as they trolled Pathan.