India all-rounder Hardik Pandya finds himself in a soup after a special SC\/ST court on Wednesday directed the police to file an FIR against him over a tweet on BR Ambedkar. The tweet, however, was posted by a parody account, and not by Pandya, it has emerged.<\/p>\n
In a tweet posted in December last year, a spoof account has posted, \u201cWhich Ambedkar ??? The one who drafted a cross law and constitution or the one who spread the disease called reservation in the country.\u201d
\nDR Meghwal, a lawyer by profession, later filed a petition in a court in Jodhpur, stating that Pandya had hurt the sentiments of a section of the society.<\/p>\n
Meghwal, who is a member of Rashtriya Bhim Sena in Rajasthan, termed the tweet as an attempt to spread hate after mistaking it as being from Pandya\u2019s own account.<\/p>\n
\u201cI learnt about Pandya\u2019s comment through social media in January. It appeared quite derogatory for a figure like Ambedkar and was an attempt to spread hatred and create division in the society. By doing so, he has committed a serious crime and hurt the sentiments of my entire community,\u201d Meghwal was quoted as saying by Times of India. He also demanded that Pandya face adequate punishment for his \u201ccrass act\u201d.<\/p>\n
Pandya hasn\u2019t issued any statement over the matter so far. The all-rounder was part of India\u2019s tour to South Africa where the side lost the Test series before going on to win the ODI and T20 series. He was retained by Mumbai Indians ahead of the auction for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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