Harbhajan Singh’s tweet on the successful launch of Chandrayaan 2 irks many

“Some countries have moon on their flags. While some countries having their flags on moon,” the bowler tweeted, along with flags of countries that have the crescent moon on its flag. He also posted flags of the four countries, who have successfully carried out lunar missions.

While some thought the message – which was also doing the rounds on instant messaging apps like Whatsapp – was a “nice joke”, others were disappointed. Many slammed Singh, saying the tweet as “racist” and “Islamophobic” in nature. Some said the tweet portrayed Singh and India in a bad light, and people pointed out that it wasn’t appropriate to pull down someone else while celebrating success.

Here’s what people had to say:

https://twitter.com/mudassir_05/status/1153538788636921856

https://twitter.com/acjoshi/status/1153333489724297216
https://twitter.com/balaganesanr/status/1153374031367856129
https://twitter.com/Nehr_who/status/1153323727272026112

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