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The seventh edition of the Asian Championship Trophy is currently underway in Chennai. The six-time Asian Championship winner India is hosting five countries from across the continent in the tournament, including Pakistan. The relations between the neighbouring nations have always been strained due to multiple reasons, and hosting Pakistan for the marquee event has left many upset. One of them is a retired army Major Pawan Kumar, and he lashed out at the Indian Sports Minister Anurag Thakur over the same.
Major Kumar’s statement came after the encounter took place earlier on Friday, August 4, where three Indian soldiers lost their lives in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. The retired soldier said that India cannot afford to host its enemy.
The Army professional took to his Twitter handle and urged the Union Minister to understand the magnitude of the loss that India recently faced. The Army veteran wrote, “Hello @ianuragthakur I don't know if you have any soldier from your family or you ever had one, to understand the pain of sacrifices of a soldier. But as a senior minister you need to understand that we cannot afford to host the enemy at our home. We lost three soldiers fighting Pakistan sponsored terrorists.”
Major Pawan requested Thakur to have some empathy for the fallen heroes and asked him to kick the Pakistan team out of the country. He wrote, “Have some Empathy for our soldiers please 🙏 Kick their hockey team out. We are enemies, simple, straight.”
Kumar also asked Thakur if Russia and Ukraine can square off in a football match, referencing Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He concluded by writing, “Do you think Russia and Ukraine can have a football match?”
Notably, Union Minister Anurag Thakur also serves as a Captain in the Indian Territorial Army.
