Cong leader's remark on Rohit triggers row

The Congress on Monday distanced itself from remarks made by its national spokesperson, Shama Mohammed, about Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma, following backlash from political opponents and cricket fans.

- Dheer Chawla

NEW DELHI:

Mohammed criticised Sharma's fitness and leadership in now-deleted social media posts, prompting the Congress to issue a clarification and ask her to remove the statements.

"Dr. Shama Mohammed, National Spokesperson of the Indian National Congress, made certain remarks about a cricketing legend that do not reflect the party's position," said Pawan Khera, senior Congress leader and national spokesperson, in a post on X. "She has been asked to delete the concerned social media posts from X and has been advised to exercise greater caution in the future."