Overview
- BJP leader Sangeet Som called Shah Rukh Khan a traitor over KKR signing Mustafizur Rahman and claimed the player would not be allowed to even exit the airport.
- Congress MP Manickam Tagore condemned the label as an attack on India’s diversity, while other opposition voices questioned why the government stays quiet on Bangladesh if the signing is unacceptable.
- AAP’s Sanjay Singh contrasted attacks on Khan with continued diplomatic contacts with Dhaka and asked for a clear, consistent policy rather than selective outrage.
- Former India cricketer Atul Vasan said owners do not handpick players, noting that franchises buy from BCCI auctions through cricket management committees.
- As the BJP intensifies its West Bengal push, Mithun Chakraborty vowed the party will form the next state government and echoed hardline messaging, while there was no formal response reported from the BCCI or the Centre.