‘Liberals’ and Islamists attack cricketer Ravindrasinh Jadeja, mock Rajput community after he shares a video of his swordsmanship

Cricketer Ravindrasinh Jadeja on Sunday took to Twitter to show his swordsmanship skills.

A “SWORD” MAY LOOSE IT’S SHINE,BUT WOULD NEVER DISOBEY IT’S MASTER #rajputboy pic.twitter.com/kKyKQ9vSWk

— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) April 12, 2020

However, soon after he shared his video, he was attacked by ‘liberals’ and Islamists who not only mocked his swordsmanship but also abused the Rajput community.

How many wars had Rajputs won? How many Rajputs were working in Mughal courts? Forget, the marriages!

This idiot is a cricketer, plays for Indian team, hopefully not for his caste! https://t.co/CHZOs4MCPn

— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) April 13, 2020

Islamists like JNUSU officebearer too joined in in hating on the Rajput community.

Just another privileged soul flaunting his caste and sword on Twitter.

No offense but the ‘Hashtag Rajput boy’ bit is funny and bigotry at the same time. https://t.co/YAhho41gn7

— Afreen Fatima (@AfreenFatima136) April 12, 2020

Columnist with Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint, too, joined in in mocking the Rajput community.

मुगलों को भी जोड़ लीजिए.

— Dilip Mandal (@Profdilipmandal) April 12, 2020

Self-proclaimed ‘liberals’ too shared memes to imply that the Rajput have never won any major war in history.

👍👍 pic.twitter.com/kWgzF6rHvR

— Tempest (@ColdCigar) April 12, 2020

Similar shaming tweets were shared by many.

Rajput Persian se haare, Moghal se haare, Khilji se haare, Maratha se haare, British se haare!

Khali maidan mein talwar ghumana is different thing. https://t.co/YcEShbCwjp

— Elia Millia Islamia (@elia_official) April 13, 2020

However, amidst all the hate, there was also good-natured humour as other cricketers also cheered Jadeja.

Haha how good 😂😂😂

— David Warner (@davidwarner31) April 13, 2020

હા સાવજ!

— Jaydev Unadkat (@JUnadkat) April 12, 2020

Cricketer David Warner and Jaydev Unadkat cheered him on.

Interestingly, those accusing Jadeja of ‘flaunting’ his upper caste privilege, seem to be unaware that Jadeja comes from a humble background. A February 2016 article by Sidharth Monga states that Jadeja’s father, Anirudhsinh Jadeja was a security guard without any fixed income. His mother was a nurse in government hospital and the family of five, Jadeja’s parents and his two sisters, lived in a one-room employee flat that was allotted to his mother. He lost his mother when he was 15-16 years old after a freak accident in kitchen.