"Racism Is Not Restricted To Colour Of Skin": Irfan Pathan Expresses His Views On Social Injustice

"Racism is not restricted to the colour of the skin. Not allowing to buy a home in a society just because you have a different faith is a part of racism too," Irfan tweeted.

Irfan Pathan

New Delhi: Former Indian test cricketer Irfan Pathan expressed his views on the burning topic of racism that has headlined the world after the brutal death of African American citizen George Floyd in the United States. The dashing all-rounder believes that racism is not restricted to just the colour of the skin and feels that it has a larger connotation in life. Pathan is of the opinion that one form of racism which is imposed on an individual is way of stopping them from doing something just because they follow a different faith. "Racism is not restricted to the colour of the skin. Not allowing to buy a home in a society just because you have a different faith is a part of racism too," Irfan tweeted. Protest against racism across the world have touched an never seen before scale in the last few days which happened on the back of George Floyd's death at the hands of a Minneapolis police personnel. Floyd, aged 46, died last month shortly after Derek Chauvin, a police officer, held him down with a knee on his neck though he repeatedly pleaded, "I can't breathe," and "please, I can't breathe". Former West Indies cricketer Darren Sammy recently claimed that he was subjected to racist abuse in the Sunrisers Hyderabad dressing room during his stint with the franchise in the Indian Premier League. Sammy had expressed anger upon realizing the meaning of the word 'kaalu' which he says was used to refer to him and Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera when the pair played for SRH. India pacer Ishant Sharma's 2014 social media post surfaced which corroborates Sammy's claims. Ishant had shared a photo with then SRH teammates Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dale Steyn and Sammy. His post read: "Me Bhuvi Kaluu and Gun Sunrisers."