Daijiworld Media Network
New Delhi, Dec 19: A BJP MLA has called Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli an 'anti-national' for choosing Italy over India, as his marriage destination.
Panna La Shakya, BJP MLA from Guna, Madhya Pradesh said that Kohli cannot be an inspiration to Indians as only those who are loyal deserve to be inspirations. "Virat has earned money and fame in India and he went to Italy to get married. Bhagwan Ram got married on this land, Bhagwan Krishna got married on this land and this man went to Italy to get married. He cannot be a 'Rashtra Bhakt (patriot)," he said after inaugurating Prime Minister's Skill India Centre in Guna.
"Dancers of Italy have become billionaires in India while Kohli took India's wealth out of the country," he said taking a dig at Sonia Gandhi.
Meanwhile, the Congress has termed Shakya’s outburst as an impact of the Gujarat polls.
"Their supreme leader questioned the integrity of a former army chief, a former prime minister and a former vice president to divide society and win votes in Gujarat. The BJP is now applying the same strategy in Madhya Pradesh," said Congress spokesman Pankaj Chaturvedi.
Such tactics won’t work in Madhya Pradesh, he said and termed the MLA's rant deplorable.
Netizens have taken to social media to troll Panna La Shakya for his statements.
Virat and Anushka Sharma got married at a private ceremony on December 11 in Tuscany, Italy with just family and close friends in attendance. They will be hosting a reception in New Delhi on December 21 and a grand gala affair in Mumbai for industry bigwigs and cricketers on December 26.