Sharad Pawar told some stories of Pakistan on Saturday (February 4) in a program in Mumbai, how he met people there. It was a matter of those days when he was the BCCI President and had reached Karachi for a cricket match…
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Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday (February 4) pakistan tour remembered. This is about those days when he used to be the BCCI President. a program in mumbai Addressing the gathering, he shared fond memories of his visit to Pakistan, especially Karachi. Then he went to Pakistan to participate in a cricket series with the players of Team India. NCP chief Sharad Pawar told how he met Pakistanis, how he had experiences with them.
Sharad Pawar said, ‘Once I said one thing, the media followed me. When I was the President of BCCI, once the match between India and Pakistan was going to be held there. To be honest, at that time there was no permission from the Government of India to play cricket in Pakistan. Then I urged the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to give opportunities to the youth to play. Then Manmohan Singh gave permission for this.
When Team India demanded to visit Karachi…
The NCP chief further said, ‘Then the players told me – we have to visit Karachi. We left. Stopped for breakfast at one place. When he reached the counter to pay the money, the hotel owner said that he would not take the money. He said that you are our guest.
We kept saying, but he did not listen to us, so he did not listen…
Sharad Pawar further told, ‘He said, he saw on TV the players have come to Karachi. We do not take money from the guests. We insisted a lot but he did not take the money till the end.
‘Somebody’s aunt, somebody’s grandmother, somebody’s uncle is here…somebody’s there’
Sharad Pawar said that he used to go to Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka because of cricket. He found that the people of Pakistan and Bangladesh are also eager to come to India. Some of his relatives live here. There is no hatred for India in the hearts of common people. There is hatred and estrangement among people associated with politics. There is enough love and respect for each other among the general public.
The NCP chief said, ‘We should walk through this path. People of all religions, all languages of the world should come together. There should be a sense of unity. But it is sad that people doing politics in the name of religion are spreading hatred in the society.
