Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has reacted to Yasin Malik’s case. Targeting the Indian government, he defended the terrorist and talked about taking the matters of Jammu and Kashmir to the United Nations.
Terrorist Yasin Malik
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik was on Wednesday given life imprisonment by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in relation to a 2017 terror funding case. Malik, a Kashmiri separatist, was, on May 19, convicted on various charges under the said case.
As these things were happening around Yasin Malik, the former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has come out in support of the terror convict, seeking UN intervention in the matter.
Portraying Malik as a “freedom fighter” of “Kashmir’s struggle”, Afridi painted Malik as a victim of “fabricated charges” even though he had pleaded guilty to all charges leveled against him.
“India’s continued attempts to silence critical voices against its blatant human rights abuses are futile. Fabricated charges against #YasinMalik will not put a hold to #Kashmir‘s struggle to freedom. Urging the #UN to take notice of unfair & illegal trails against Kashmir leaders,” Afridi tweeted.
India's continued attempts to silence critical voices against its blatant human right abuses are futile. Fabricated charges against #YasinMalik will not put a hold to #Kashmir's struggle to freedom. Urging the #UN to take notice of unfair & illegal trails against Kashmir leaders. pic.twitter.com/EEJV5jyzmN
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) May 25, 2022
Twitter Reactions
Afridi’s tweet came ahead of the Delhi Court hearing on Wednesday. After this, netizens targeted the cricketer and lashed him for supporting a terrorist.
Dear @safridiofficial he himself has pleaded guilty in court on record. Not everything is misleading like your birthdate. ???https://t.co/eSnFLiEd0z
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) May 25, 2022
Shahid Afridi is doing all this for his own political career in Pakistan. He wants to be a 3rd copy of Imran Khan. https://t.co/PUDEYmVCci
— Sudhir Chaudhary (@sudhirchaudhary) May 25, 2022
#ShahidAfridi was doing RR for terrorist #YasinMalik@MishiAmit trolled him in some style ???? pic.twitter.com/8hxiYX9H1M
— Incognito (@Incognito_qfs) May 25, 2022
I still believe in "Karma" Do You..?
aftr #ImranKhan and #shahidafridi "Afridi' Cried on Twitter ovr #Terrorists #YasinMalik's verdict jst 2 disturb peace in Kashmir n internationalise so called "Kashmir issue"
and this what they got back in #Islamabad #CivilWarInPakistan #PMLN pic.twitter.com/ruilJLmgHJ— lydiaapynz (@ludiaapynz) May 26, 2022
Every Indian and true Nationalist Are waiting for this Moment Right Now:???#YasinMalik #Yasin_Malik #KashmiriPandits #Baramulla #Terrorists #EnoughIsEnough #kapilsibbal #Pakistan NIA "Afridi" #shahidafridi pic.twitter.com/yjXrOMIpGR
— Alindasangma (@alindasangma) May 25, 2022
Once a terrorist sprter is always a terrorist sprter #shahidafridi #YasinMalik
— akash kumar (@akashku59284772) May 25, 2022
Hello @harbhajan_singh & @YUVSTRONG12,ur beloved friend Shahid Afridi saying something.
Any word of wisdom from ur side in support of your own country?Regardless he atleast always stand for his own country,never seen any Indian cricketers do so openly.Cowardice.#shahidafridi https://t.co/9UBWpDv4qn
— Dessie Aussie ???? (@DessieAussie) May 25, 2022
#YasinMalik #shahidafridi #amitmishra
Amit mishra to Afridi : Not everything is misleading like you birthday
???? pic.twitter.com/7OWOri5VRM— Shruti (@kadak_chai_) May 25, 2022
Meanwhile Afridi on twitter#YaseenMalik #ShahidAfridi pic.twitter.com/5qhHMOo4sz
— Avadh S Bhatnagar (@avadhrules) May 26, 2022