Dubai Event Sparks Outrage As Kerala Group Hosts Pak Cricketer Shahid Afridi

Weeks aft Shahid Afridi mocked the Indian broadside successful the aftermath of the Pahalgam violent attack, a Kerala assemblage successful Dubai welcomed the erstwhile Pakistan cricketer, inviting backlash from societal media users. The Cochin University B.Tech Alumni Association (CUBAA) organised the lawsuit astatine the Pakistan Association Dubai (PAD) past week and extended hospitality to Afridi, who has clip and again made distasteful remarks against Indians.

In a wide circulated video connected societal media, the notorious Pakistani cricketer could beryllium seen being welcomed connected stage, alongside his ex-teammate Umar Gul, by the assemblage amid large cheers. As helium arrived, immoderate members could beryllium heard breaking into chants of "boom Boom" successful an evident notation to the cricketer's nickname. The 47-year-old responded by saying, “Hogaya Boom Boom".

After the criticism, CUBAA released a statement, claiming that the Pakistani cricketers turned up astatine the lawsuit uninvited arsenic they were attending immoderate different programme astatine the aforesaid venue.

"On May 25, 2025 aforesaid time arsenic our event, the aforementioned cricketers visited the aforesaid venue arsenic portion of the Guinness World Record for Largest UAE Flag with Handprints," work the statement.

"As our programme was concluding, these cricketers made an unannounced and unsolicited quality astatine our event, which was held successful the aforesaid auditorium. We would similar to categorically authorities that nary subordinate of our organising team, officials oregon alumni members invited them nor coordinated this appearance."

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Afridi blames India

After the Pahalgam panic onslaught wherever 26 guiltless civilians mislaid their lives, Afridi appeared connected Pakistani tv and blamed India's information forces, questioning their efficiency.

"Tum logon ki 8 lakh hullo fauj hai Kashmir mein aur yeh ho gaya. Iska matlab nalayak ho, nikamme ho na tum log information de nahi involvement logon ko (You person an 800,000-strong service successful Kashmir and this inactive happened. It means you are inefficient and useless if you can't supply information to the people)."

Similarly, aft India struck aggregate Pakistani information establishments arsenic portion of Operation Sindoor, Afridi took retired a car rally, proclaiming his country's 'victory' successful the conflict.