‘There Were 2-3 Pakistanis’: Gautam Gambhir Clarifies Anti-India Slogans Behind Middle Finger Video | WATCH – News18

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir stirred up a massive controversy by showing the middle finger to a group of fans who were heard chanting Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni’s name. Gambhir explained later that he didn’t react to the fans chanting any cricketer’s name, instead he cited that the supporters belonged from Pakistan and they were chanting India-anti slogans.

Speaking to the press present in Kandy, Gambhir offered his explanation saying that not everything presented on on social media is true.

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“What is shown on social media has no truth in it because people show whatever they want to show. The truth about the video that went viral is that if you raise anti-India slogans and speak about Kashmir then the person before you will obviously react and not smile and leave. There were 2-3 Pakistanis there who were speaking anti-India things and things on Kashmir. So, it was my natural reaction. I can’t hear anything against my country. So, that was my reaction,” the BJP MP was quoted as saying by ANI.

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