Amit Mishra’s Befitting Reply to Shahid Afridi over his Tweet in Support of Yasin Malik

GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 25^th May. India cricketer Amit Mishra lashed out at Shahid Afridi after the former Pakistan Cricket team captain empathized with separatist Yasin Malik.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought the death penalty before a Delhi court for separatist Yasin Malik, who had earlier pleaded guilty to all the charges, including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), in a terror funding case, court sources said.

Commenting on the recent development, Shahid Afridi wrote, ”India’s continued attempts to silence critical voices against its blatant human right abuses are futile. Fabricated charges against Yasin Malik will not put a hold to Kashmir’s struggle to freedom. Urging the UN to take notice of unfair & illegal trails against Kashmir leaders.”

https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/1529357436733337600?s=20&t=_eEvYvcKHXTOCJuQeY17uw

In response, Indian cricketer Amit Mishra lambasted Shahid Afridi and responded saying, ”Dear @safridiofficial he himself has pleaded guilty in court on record. Not everything is misleading like your birthdate.”

https://twitter.com/MishiAmit/status/1529384036552314880?s=20&t=bZ_WIB1Yj-rMUX0RyDbNAA

Notably, Shahid Afridi had made a disclosure in 2019 that he was born in 1975 instead of 1980 as the official ICC records state. The confusion was increased when he had stated in his book that he was 19 in 1996.

Earlier on May 19, special judge Praveen Singh had convicted Yasin Malik and had directed NIA authorities to evaluate his financial situation to determine the amount of fine likely to be imposed.

The court had also ordered Yasin Malik to furnish an affidavit regarding his financial assets by the next date of the hearing.

Yasin Malik had told the court that he was not contesting the charges levelled against him that including sections 16 (terrorist act), 17 (raising funds for terrorist act), 18 (conspiracy to commit terrorist act) and 20 (being member of terrorist gang or organisation) of the UAPA and sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 124-A (sedition) of the IPC.