In a recent graduation ceremony in an engineering college in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, R Ashwin stoked a row when he said Hindi is not a national language, but an official language.
Citing the examples of T Natarajan and senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, the Indian cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar said that there are double standards in the Indian team.
The incident began when Prithi Ashwin expressed her opinion on Twitter following a controversial debate regarding Ashwin 'Mankading' Jos Butler out during the clash between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals in an IPL game.