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Updated : Nov 18, 2017, 03:34 AM IST
Gautam Gambhir had an incredibly eventful Thursday. The Kolkata Knight Riders skipper was in fine form as he helped his side thrash Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League encounter at the Eden Gardens. But that wasn't the only reason why Gambhir was in the news.
During the day, the 35-year-old fired on all cylinders while lending his support to CPRF jawans who were attacked by stone pelters in the Kashmir valley. In a series of tweets, Gambhir came down heavily on the miscreants.
"Kicked, jeered, abused: Videos of paramilitary jawans manhandled by Kashmir mobs go viral," wrote Gambhir. "For every slap on my army's Jawan lay down at least a 100 jihadi lives. Whoever wants Azadi LEAVE NOW! Kashmir is ours. #kashmirbelongs2us. Anti-Indians hav forgotten dat our flag also stands 4: saffron - fire of our anger, white - shroud for jihadis, green - hatred 4 terror," he concluded.
Kicked, jeered, abused: Videos of paramilitary jawans manhandled by Kashmir mobs go viral https://t.co/hzFiTYSncK
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) April 13, 2017
For every slap on my army's Jawan lay down at least a 100 jihadi lives. Whoever wants Azadi LEAVE NOW! Kashmir is ours. #kashmirbelongs2us
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) April 13, 2017
Anti-Indians hav forgotten dat our flag also stands 4: saffron - fire of our anger, white - shroud for jihadis, green - hatred 4 terror.
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) April 13, 2017
While Gambhir did gain popularity for his nationalist stand, there were many who weren't pleased with his radical views.
@GautamGambhir Don't be a text book guy gautham.. Saffron- Hinduism, white-christanity, Green-Muslim, Chakra - Buddhism.. think twice..
— Poornachandran S (@chandruasr) April 13, 2017
@GautamGambhir R u willing to serve the army?? Go to the border and fight in those conditions???
— Hariesh annamalai (@DrHariesh) April 13, 2017
Gambhir, You are a Sanghi @GautamGambhir pic.twitter.com/5gxNrJ0pvv
— DynastyCrooks (@DynastyCrooks) April 13, 2017
@GautamGambhir You are A failed cricker Gautam, Now looking for a space in govt, Army or People's Sympathies, You have nothing to do with politics
— Ihtisham ul Haq (@iihtishamm) April 13, 2017
I don't know if Gautam Gambhir is right or wrong but his tweet on tricolor exposed many imposters who are trying to be nationalists.
— StarBoi (@zZoker) April 13, 2017
Calling the tricolor a shroud and a symbol of hatred is an insult to our national flag. This is sedition @GautamGambhir https://t.co/iKCrWDGaw5
— Prasanto K Roy (@prasanto) April 13, 2017
@forthehighway @sagarikaghose @GautamGambhir I can also point you to pictures of birds mating and ask "what about this", which won't change this: @GautamGambhir deserves to go to jail
— Prasanto K Roy (@prasanto) April 13, 2017
Damn, we were taught Saffron indicates strength, white indicates peace and truth and green shows the fertility, growth of the land. https://t.co/Yc1zMWI3Ei
— Joy (@Joydas) April 13, 2017
If anyone should be booked for sedition its @GautamGambhir. The tricolour is NOT a shroud or about hatred! https://t.co/prA0Dfj0a0
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) April 13, 2017
To describe India's flag as a symbol of hatred and anger has to be a first even by the Bhakt brigade... https://t.co/czeC8QFleQ
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) April 13, 2017
Great fifty @GautamGambhir sir! Saffron in our flag stands for your orange cap, white for your gloves and green for Eden Garden. Jai Hind
— Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) April 13, 2017