The disqualification of Mr.Nawaz Sharif from the post of the Prime Minister of Pakistan created a stir in the country, to say the least. The subsequent developments carried a lot of interest in the minds of general public and celebrities alike. One such celebrity is our cricket star, Shoaib Akhtar.
Pakistan’s Flash posted a tweet on his official account showing President Mamnoon Hussain administering the oath of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the new Prime Minister. He referred to the President as “Darshan Lal”.
A Hindu political leader Mr Darshan Lal is now a cabinet minister in Pakistan.This is our polite way of saying Pakistan is a secular state. pic.twitter.com/mbRS4BFm1p
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) August 7, 2017
The twitter warriors were obviously eager to respond to his tweet and point out the mismatch in the picture and the caption.
Sir you should be change the pic and also need to edit your tweet.
— Ashish Singh (@Ashish0001Singh) August 9, 2017
But pic and words doesn't match….what is logic behind tweet
— Adeel Ahmad (@adeelahmadk47) August 7, 2017
I think he is confusing between mamnoon hussain 😂😂
— Malik Qasim (@qasimbinnaseer) August 7, 2017
He also got backlash for calling Pakistan a secular state in the tweet:
Pakistan is not a secular state ,should Islamic because its name is Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
— Shaheena Naeem (@shaheena_prince) August 7, 2017
So that's how you define secularism? Shoaib let's focus on cricket only
— Zeus (@MeeeZeus) August 7, 2017
This was his reply to all the tweets thrown his way:
Friends, rather dan questioning my IQ plz concentrat on d message: We respect ALL religions. BTW oath pic in last tweet was a reference.
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) August 7, 2017
