"It was a reaction to anti-India slogans". Here's how Gautam Gambhir defended himself when he was caught-on-camera making an insulting gesture to a crowd...
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00:00This is why I am saying that whatever is shown on social media, it is twisted on its own accord.
00:05India was talking about Kashmir and Murdabad, so obviously that is a natural reaction.
00:21Whatever is shown on social media, there is no truth in it.
00:30This is why I am saying that whatever is shown on social media, it is twisted on its own accord.
00:55There is a trend in Pakistan that if you want to become popular,
00:58you have to say weird things to our Prime Minister.
01:10Whatever is shown on social media, there is no truth in it.
01:13People show whatever they want to show on social media.
01:16The truth is that whatever video has gone viral,
01:18the biggest truth is that if you put anti-India slogans,
01:22and if you say that India is Murdabad,
01:25or if you talk about Kashmir, then the person will react in some way or will leave with a smile.
01:30So this was the only reason that there were 2-3 Pakistani people there,
01:33who were saying anti-India slogans,
01:35India was talking about Murdabad and Kashmir,
01:38so obviously that is a natural reaction.
01:39I cannot hear anything about my country or against my country.
01:42If you abuse or say anything against the country,
01:45if you personally abuse, then what do you expect,
01:47that I will leave with a smile or I will leave without saying anything.
01:50I am not that kind of a person.
01:51When you come to watch a sport, when you come to watch a match,
01:53then you support your team.
01:55There is no need to do anything political,
01:57there is no need to give political reactions,
01:59there is no need to raise the issue of Kashmir,
02:01and there is no need to say anything wrong about India.
02:04You support your country.
02:05There was an Indian crowd there, they were supporting their players,
02:08so what is wrong in that?
02:09You came to watch a match, there is nothing political here,
02:13so if you support your team with love, then what is wrong in that?
02:18I would just like to say that whenever India and Pakistan play,
02:22I would like to say to the crowds of both the countries,
02:24that you support your country,
02:25support any player or any person,
02:27neither say anything wrong about their country,
02:29nor say anything about Kashmir.
02:31What is shown on social media is twisted at will.
02:33What is shown on social media is shown the way you want,
02:37because everything is not captured on social media,
02:39and everything is not shown.
02:41So I believe that if there was an Indian crowd there,
02:44if they were supporting anyone,
02:46if they were raising slogans for anyone,
02:48then they were not raising slogans for me.
02:49I reacted to those people who raised slogans for me,
02:51or for Hindustan Murdabad.
02:54There were 3-4 people standing like this,
02:56so what do you expect from me?
02:58That nothing should be said.
02:59When you come to watch the India-Pakistan match,
03:01then watch the match.
03:02Enjoy the match, support your country,
03:04support your players,
03:05ultimately only one will win.
03:07But if you politicize in these events,
03:10or raise slogans against the country,
03:12then no one will accept it.
03:15If there was a Pakistani in my place,
03:17and an Indian crowd was doing something like this,
03:18then they would have reacted the same way.
03:19And if this happens in the future,
03:21if this is said in the future,
03:23then obviously the reaction will be the same.