Why is there a ruckus on Mustafizur Rahman? Shah Rukh Khan called 'anti-national'? Understand the whole controversy

Mustafizur Rahman is in the news right now. He will be playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026, due to which many are criticizing this franchise as well. The owner of this team is Shah Rukh Khan, due to which some politicians and Bhagwatacharya are making controversial statements on him, calling him a traitor. The controversy over this is only increasing.

Mustafizur Rahman is the only player from Bangladesh who was sold in the auction for IPL 2026. It was not that only Kolkata Knight Riders wanted to buy him, because if that was the case, his price would not have crossed 9 crores. However, KKR included Mustafizur in their squad by making the biggest bid of Rs 9.20 crore. There was not so much controversy then, but why is there a sudden opposition now?

What is the reason for the dispute?

A few days ago, there was a mob lynching of 2 Hindu youths in Bangladesh. Both were brutally murdered. Some of its videos also went viral on social media, which increased the anger of the Indian people. The ruckus escalated and then some people on social media started demanding that when this is happening with Hindus in Bangladesh, then how can their players come to India and play with such a huge amount

There was a demand to ban Bangladesh players from the IPL. The controversy escalated when Shah Rukh Khan was called anti-India and anti-Hindu by Devkinandan Thakur. BJP leader Sangeet Som called Shah Rukh a traitor. After this, the dispute escalated.

Will there be an IPL ban for Bangladesh players?

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