Team India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav took to his official Instagram handle to share a strong message amidst nation-wide protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. In his Instagram story, the world’s No. 2 T20I batter urged people to focus on educating men about such issues, rather than solely teaching people how to protect their daughters.
Yadav reshared a viral story template with the first line originally reading "Protect your daughter," but then it is crossed and replaced with "Educate your son." The subsequent lines read, “Educate your son, and your brothers, and your father, and your husband, and your friends,” laying emphasis on the need to educate males in society.
Here's What Suryakumar Yadav Posted On His Story:
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Suryakumar Yadav isn't the first current Indian cricketer to respond to the tragedy. Other prominent cricketers, including Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal and Jemimah Rodrigues, have also condemned the incident openly.
Earlier, Team India bowler Mohammed Siraj also took to Instagram to share a message on his story after the horrific crime. He posted a template on his Instagram story that underscored the common tendency in India to blame women after every sexual assault. Siraj shared a collage of news headlines about rape incidents with the caption, "What's you excuse this time or is it still her fault, because men will be men, right?"
India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter, Jemimah Rodrigues, had also shared a post by Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt on his Instagram Story.
Alia's post read: "Another brutal rape. Another day of realisation that women are not safe, anywhere. Another horrific atrocity to remind us that it's been over a decade since the Nirbhaya tragedy, but still nothing much has changed."