'I believe in dignity': Yuvraj Singh releases statement addressing alleged casteist remark on Yuzvendra Chahal

Former Team India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has responded a day after an official police complaint was filed against him after he was allegedly heard making casteist remark on leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.

The incident took place in April when Yuvraj had gone live on Instagram with the Hitman and the duo were discussing Chahal’s TikTok videos.

While talking about Chahal's TikTok obsession, Yuvi casually made a casteist slur and now the small clip of the conversation has got netizens offended.

While Rohit was laughing and pulling Chahal’s leg, Yuvraj used the term leading to an outrage on social media over his poor choice of words.

Responding to this, Yuvraj on Friday (June 5) took to social media and released an official statement about it.

"This is to clarify that I have never believed in any kind of disparity, be it on the basis of caste, colour, creed or gender. I have given and continue to spend my life for the welfare of people," he said in the statement.

"I believe in the dignity of life and respect each individual without exception."

"I understand that while I was having a conversation with my friends, I was misunderstood, which was unwarranted."

"However, as a responsible Indian I want to say that if I have unintentionally hurt anybody’s sentiments or feelings, I would like to express regret for the same," he added.

HERE IS THE FULL STATEMENT:

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— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) June 5, 2020

This is not the first time the former cricketer is part of a controversy. Sometime back, Yuvraj along with Harbhajan Singh were a target for social media criticism when the two had supported former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi’s foundation to help fight coronavirus.

However, post-Afridi's remarks in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), it did not go down well among Indians and soon Yuvraj admitted that he regretted supporting Afridi.