Since india won the Asia Cup after a five-year absence, there has been a surge of joy throughout the nation. Mohammed Siraj's performance is being praised by everyone as he produced outstanding seam and swing bowling stats of 6 for 21. On the other hand, the Hyderabadi bowler faced online abuse for his religious identification from right-wing trolls on social media.
On social media, the right-wing troll army began attacking Siraj with obscene and racially tinged memes. Siraj has been associated with stone-throwers in a number of postings by a right-wing troll operator whose account is rife with anti-Muslim propaganda and insulting memes targeting Muslims, particularly women. In another post, the user with the handle "Chad Infi" shared a picture of a few people throwing rocks at each other while donning skullcaps and stated, "This is the net practice of Siraj." He was replying to prominent female journalist Rana Ayyub.

In another hate-mongering post, another account named ‘Komedi wali’ even targeted the family members of Siraj. He sharing the cricketer’s photo with the caption “Bachpan se hi abbu ne bomb phekna sikhaya tha… ab mai ball kasise pheku (sic).”

Troll army schooled!
Netizens responded to online animosity directed at the Muslim cricketer, who helped lead team india to a stunning victory, by using their "dank memes" to voice their displeasure with right-wing attacks on minorities.

Imagine mohammed siraj returning home after helping india win the Asia Cup and seeing messages from bjp supporters when he logs on to social media. What an incredible shame," one person said.

However, this is not the first time a Muslim footballer has faced online discrimination due to his affiliation with a particular religion. Following India's defeat against pakistan in a t20 world cup match last year, right-wing trolls launched a wave of online vitriol at indian bowler Mohammed Shami. For losing the match, shami and Arshdeep Singh were singled out from the rest of the team and subjected to internet harassment and abuse. Arshdeep was referred to as a "Khalistani," and shami was termed a "Pakistani agent."

Recent hate-mongering activities on social media have portrayed minorities, particularly the Muslim population, as the "enemy." The targets have always been Muslims, whether it was shami, aryan Khan, or Kashmiri students after the India-Pakistan match.
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19/09/2023 07:39 AM