Overview
- RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat stated the Sangh does not control the BJP or allied bodies, urging observers not to view the organisation through a party lens.
- BJP leader Sangeet Som called KKR co‑owner Shah Rukh Khan a 'traitor' over the inclusion of Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman and warned the player would not be allowed to set foot beyond the airport.
- Congress MP Manickam Tagore condemned the 'traitor' label as an attack on India's pluralism, while AAP's Sanjay Singh questioned the government's silence given the BCCI auction process and ongoing engagement with Bangladesh.
- Former India cricketer Atul Vasan said team management and the BCCI auction determine IPL signings, arguing Shah Rukh Khan did not personally select Rahman.
- BJP figure Mithun Chakraborty intensified election messaging in West Bengal by attacking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and asserting the party will form the next state government.