Indian pacer Mohammed Shami posted images of his daughter’s second birthday celebrations on his social media handles. It was on Facebook that the internet’s moral watchdogs brought out their ammunition.
“Sad to see your wife without hijab. my dear shami sir do not look at the smallness of the sin, rather look at the one whom you are disobeying,” Sharun Km from Kunnamkulam posted with a hashtag #GoToHell,” said one comment. “Do u want to please right wings by not wearing hijab nd celebrating birthday,” said another.
Syed Akhtar from Beijing wrote: "Do you want to please right wings by not wearing hijab nd celebrating birthday."
Mohammad Tahir Faisal from Patna tweeted: "Drown in shame... Are you Muslim, I don't think so you're Muslim...Islam can't allow you to celebrate Birthday in that fashion."
There were also comments that stated that celebrating birthdays “in this manner” is against the religion.
At the same time, there were many who wished Shami well and also slammed the trolls.
The trolling comes a day after former India medium-pacer Irfan Pathan faced a lot of flak for posting a picture on Instagram and Facebook with wife Safa Baig. He was trolled for supposedly having defied the rules and traditions of Islam.
The picture was considered 'un-Islamic' as Irfan's wife was wearing nail polish.
Shami's trolling also comes a day after Jadavpur police in Kolkata arrested three youths for allegedly attacking Shami late on July 22 when he was returning home to Katju Nagar, behind South City Mall.
Police have beefed up security in the area.
"Police patrol and officer of anti-rowdy section have been asked to patrol the area and the road in front of his apartment to prevent any untoward incident," an officer at the Jadavpur Police Station told.
