Cricketer Zaheer Khan gets abused by radical fundamentalists for greeting on Diwali

Actor Zaheer Khan and his wife Sagarika Ghatge wishing Diwali (image @imzaheer on Twitter)

Cricketer Zaheer Khan was abused across social media platforms for sharing a picture with his wife actress Sagarika Ghatge and wishing happy Diwali to everyone.

https://twitter.com/farooqasad14/status/1188632672685477889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
One Muhammad Farooq Asad asked Khan what face will he show Allah if he celebrates Diwali like this.

https://twitter.com/intellectroll/status/1188703200565698561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
‘Intellectroll’ is followed by various ‘liberal journalists’ like Rana Ayyub, Samar Halarnkar, Nikhil Wagle and Saba Naqvi and politicians like Sanjay Nirupam.

https://twitter.com/PrinceKashmiri_/status/1188686301236584450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The abuses were carried forward on photo sharing website, Instagram too.

Cricketer Zaheer Khan abused on Instagram
Cricketer Zaheer Khan abused on Instagram
Cricketer Zaheer Khan abused on Instagram

Earlier today, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was also abused by fundamentalists for sharing a picture sporting a tilak and greeting everyone for Diwali.

OpIndia Staff: Staff reporter at OpIndia