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Uzbekistan's chess grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev's refusal to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali stirred up a controversy. In a video, Vaishali was humiliated after Yakubboev refused to do the customary gesture in the fourth round at Tata Steel Tournament. While the Uzbek has defended his action by citing religious beliefs, the grandmaster has faced flake for his double standards. Yakubboev claims he doesn't "touch another woman", he gave fist-bumped, India's Divya Deshmukh in the same tournament. Has Yakubboev sparked a controversy over religious beliefs V sporting gestures? Rupha Ramani with the details.

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