India’s star athlete and Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra broke their silence amidst controversy over the invitation to invite Pakistani javelin throw player Arshad Nadeem to the ‘Neeraj Chopra Classic’ event. Neeraj Chopra was invited for the event to be held in India before the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.
He has clarified that his decision is not only related to sports and honor of players, not related to any political or emotional agenda. In this case, he has also strongly objected to those targeting his mother. Neeraj Chopra shared a post on social media. Keep in mind that Paris Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem refused to attend the ‘Neeraj Chopra Classic’ program after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.
What is in Neeraj’s social media post?
Chopra said through social media posts- I usually speak very little, but when it comes to respect for my country, my family and truth, I cannot remain silent. He wrote in this post that Arshad Nadeem was brought from one player to another and its purpose was to make India the center of world class sports events. Two days before the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, invitation letters were sent to all the players for the event on Monday.
Neeraj clarified that Arshad’s participation was canceled in view of the situation after the Pahalgam attack.
In this post, Neeraj clarified that Arshad’s participation was canceled in view of the situation after the Pahalgam attack. Neeraj said- Arshad’s arrival in such a situation was not possible at all. The country and its interests are always paramount for me.
Neeraj Chopra is saddened by the mother being targeted
Neeraj also looked very sad in this post. He was hurt by his personal attacks on himself and his family. In the post, Neeraj said- We are common people, please do not consider us wrong, false stories being spread in some sections of media are not true.
Referring to an old statement of his mother, he also questioned the double standards of the people. Neeraj said- When my mother said something a year ago, she was praised. Now the same people are targeting them for the same thing. At the end of the post, Neeraj also said that he will now work hard so that the world would see India as a respected country and remember for the right reasons.
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