Overview
- KKR purchased Mustafizur Rahman for ₹9.2 crore at the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi, confirming him as the franchise’s lone Bangladeshi pick.
- Shiv Sena (UBT) figures warned of protests and alleged the player’s earnings could fund terrorism, while Sanjay Nirupam urged removal “for his own good.”
- BJP leader Sangeet Som and Hindu seers labeled Shah Rukh Khan a traitor and warned the Bangladeshi pacer would not be allowed to play or even exit the airport.
- Congress leaders defended pluralism and questioned targeting a franchise instead of regulators, as Dhirendra Shastri said the BCCI would decide and urged Bangladeshi players to speak up on violence.
- Reports tie the outcry to recent attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, including the December 18 lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, and note no official comment yet from Shah Rukh Khan, KKR, the IPL, or the BCCI.