The recent controversy between Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds seemingly ended after so much ‘ho-halla.’ This racism controversy reminds me of Zinedine Zidane head-butt to Marco Materazzi during the FIFA world cup 2006. I tried comparing these two incidents, as both are sportsmen controversies.
Materazzi got head-butted by Zizu because the Italian defender had thrown some lewd comments on Zizu’s sister and mother, whereas Bhajji abused Symonds and the Australian took this forward as racism charges. Zizu and Materazzi both understands english well and know that who is saying what. Whereas Symonds doesn’t understand hindi and had complained match referee that Bhajji has said monkey to him. Symonds is innocent here, as he had reacted on the word, which he actually heard, because ‘MAA KI’ and ‘MONKEY’ rather sounds the same.
I actually asked my father yesterday and tried to take his comments on both these controversies without telling him my view.
Me: Whether Zizu was right?
Pa: Yes, because Materazzi was wrong.
Me: Is Symonds wrong?
Pa: Yes?
Me: Why?
Pa: Because we Indians are always against racism and we cannot tolerate this charge.
Then I explained him my aforesaid views. His opinion got slightly changed and he said: ‘Actually its Bhajji’s mistake but Symonds had forwarded it wrongly.’
I think, Australians have misrepresented this case by taking support of false or I would rather say overconfident charges. Harbhajan could have been easily banned for one test or two one-day matches under level 2.8 clause of ICC if Symonds have complained it as abusive remarks and not racism charges (which involved players’ and nation’s pride).
As Navjyot Singh Sidhu says: “Agar meri chachi ki moochhein hoti to mein use chacha na kehta”
I think world has a different opinion and cannot be similar on any matter and there are no ifs and buts in this world. Being an Indian I will always stand against racism, as we really know what racism is. But I feel that Harbhajan instead of abusing could have been rude and showed his aggression on field just like the way Australians do. That is why I am a fan of Sreesanth as he gives back to them what he takes.
Pyaar karo nafrat nahin, gussa karo par gaali nahin,
Dosti karo par dushmani nahin, galtiyaan galat aur maafi sahi,
Sabak lekar tum aage badho, badlo soch, fir zindagi nayi…
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