IPL 2021: Less than 72 hours are left prior to the largest T20 extravaganza starts in Chennai on April 9. While the IPL teams are sweating it out, navigating by means of challenging quarantines and adjusting to bio-bubbles, an off-field controversy has hit headlines and left a lot of IPL fans befuddled. It all began with a viral report claiming that Moeen Ali, the English cricketer who will sport the Yellow in this IPL season, had apparently requested the Chennai Super Kings management to drop a ‘beer brand’ logo from his jersey due to his faith.
While the reality remains, that Ali has generally refrained from sporting any liquor brand on his jersey even in England, the complete claim has now been rejected by the CSK management stating that nothing at all of this sort ever occurred.
Amid all these reports and counter-reports, writer Taslima Nasreen posted a controversial remark against Ali on Twitter. Both Ali and Chennai Super Kings fans have been aghast by such a brazen tweet. In the post, which is nevertheless incredibly a lot there on Nasreen’s timeline, the Bangladeshi writer had mentioned, ‘If Moeen Ali were not stuck with cricket, he would have gone to Syria to join ISIS (sic).’ This tweet was posted on Monday. From Jofra Archer to Sam Billings, everybody backed Ali and asked men and women to report Nasreen’s account!
If Moeen Ali have been not stuck with cricket, he would have gone to Syria to join ISIS.
— taslima nasreen (@taslimanasreen) April 4, 2021
Can’t think this. Disgusting tweet. Disgusting person https://t.co/g8O1MWyR81
— Saqib Mahmood (@SaqMahmood25) April 6, 2021
On Tuesday, just after serious backlash, Nasreen after once again tweeted about the complete episode merely stating that it was nothing at all but sarcasm. “…my Moeen Ali tweet was sarcastic,” Nasreen tweeted throughout the evening. She mentioned she was humiliated since she is against Islamic fanatism.
Haters know incredibly nicely that my Moeen Ali tweet was sarcastic. But they produced that an concern to humiliate me since I attempt to secularize Muslim society & I oppose Islamic fanaticism. One of the greatest tragedies of humankind is pro-ladies leftists help anti-ladies Islamists.
— taslima nasreen (@taslimanasreen) April 6, 2021
Sarcastic ? No one is laughing , not even oneself , the least you can do is delete the tweet https://t.co/Dl7lWdvSd4
— Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher) April 6, 2021
But appears like the harm manage is not assisting Nasreen as Twitter is not content with her explanation. Meanwhile, the CSK or any other Indian player has not commented on this controversy. Chennai Super Kings is set to face the Delhi Capitals in the second IPL match scheduled at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on April 10.