Anurag Thakur faces backlash after viral photo with Shahid Afridi

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union minister Anurag Thakur faced significant backlash after a photograph of him with former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi during an India-Pakistan cricket match in Dubai went viral.

The surprising



association generated media buzz due to Afridi’s previous controversial appeals and campaign. Afridi who has a history of being involved with the Pakistan Army is known for his vocal campaign on social media against India where he advocated to merge Kashmir with Pakistan.