Why is there controversy over the India-Pak cricket match?
Questions raised about the Powaigam attack and Operation Sindoor
Indo-Pak cricket match in Dubai sparks controversy after the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor. Justice Markandey Katju argues politics should not mix with sports, and reiterates his view that India and Pakistan are one country, bound to reunite.
Indo-Pak cricket match in Dubai
By Justice Markandey Katju
I cannot understand the attitude of opposition parties and some others who are saying that after the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor, India should not be playing a cricket match against Pakistan today, Sunday, 14th September, even in Dubai.
Firstly, as I have mentioned in a panel discussion anchored by journalist Neelu Vyas, as yet there is no evidence that Pakistan was behind the Pahalgam attack ( see from 23 minutes and onwards of the video link below ) :
Secondly, it is only a cricket match, not a battle, so I don't see why politics is being brought into this.
And thirdly, and most importantly, I regard India and Pakistan as one country, only artificially and temporarily divided by a British swindle in 1947 on the basis of the bogus two-nation theory, but which are bound to reunite one day under a secular government.
India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh: One Country Bound to Reunite, Says Justice Markandey Katju https://www.hastakshepnews.com/2024/12/india-pakistan-and-bangladesh-one.html
This being so, how does it matter who wins, India or Pakistan ? It is India which will win in either case, since India and Pakistan are really one country.
(Justice Katju is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. These are his personal views.)
