Virender Sehwag sparks controversy after tweet on mentally challenged tribal man

Virender Sehwag

Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag, known for his interesting tweets, sparked a controversy on Saturday when he tweeted about a mentally challenged tribal man, who was lynched by a mob for stealing rice from local shops. "Madhu stole 1 kg rice. A mob of Ubaid, Hussain and Abdul Kareem lynched the poor tribal man to death. This is a disgrace to a civilized society and I feel ashamed that this happens and kuch farak nahi padta," he wrote.

Viru was slammed immediately for mentioning the names of the accused. Among those who Sehwag upset was cricket historian Ramachandra Guha, who was a member of the Supreme Court appointed- Committee of Administrators (CoA) before he quit. After the social media outrage, he tweeted an apology. "Non acceptance of a fault is itself a 2nd fault.I apologise I missed out on more names involved in this crime bcoz of incomplete info & sincerely apologise 4 it but the tweet is not communal at all. Killers r divided by religion but united by a violent mentality. May there b peace," he wrote. Sehwag later deleted both tweets.

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