In light of the recent show of 'benevolence' by two former Indian Cricketers - Harbhajan and Yuvraj, replugging some old tweets on the topic.
Had first tweeted this chain of thoughts some five years ago.
Here it goes again ..
With the Pakistani State apparatus actively fomenting / sponsoring terror inside India, each and every Pakistani citizen paying tax to his Govt in whichever form, is actually enabling it kill Indian soldiers and civilians.
In case of Pakistan, State support for terror too is blatant.
At times it is apparent for all to see as in Punjab Govt budget catering money for Hafiz Saeed's JuD, which itself incarnated from the LeT when the heat became too much on it!
thehindu.com/news/internati…
Other times too it is quite apparent, esp when a retired Army Chief boasts about it.
Do read this piece .. it shows the kind of $hit that rules the country.
To him, terror = 'Asymmetric war, led by men with high motivation'
nation.com.pk/07-Oct-2012/de…
Since terror is a State policy of the Land of the Pure, I'd rather constrict the resources available to them to do so, or at the very least, try not to add to the funds available for them to do so.
A Ghulam Ali, talented as he might be, making money off you and me, will pump most of it in Pakistani economy, ultimately putting it to use to kill my countrymen.
Someone like Rahat Fateh Ali Khan would go a step further, choosing to smuggle it out in cash without paying mandatory Indian taxes!
archive.indianexpress.com/news/rahat-fat…
Same goes for cricket.
A Sohail Tanveer would be happy to make money in IPL, & when denied a chance to do so after the Mumbai terror attack chooses to blame the Hindu mentality for denying him his 'haq' instead.
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At the end of the day, 'Music and Sport has no Boundaries' is a universal truth which I too endorse, but to say that you make money off me and use it to try and kill me, is something I'd be an idiot to endorse.
Now a quick word about the great 'philanthropist', Shri Shahid Afridi who is, apparently, a close buddy of Shri Harbhajan Ji and Shri Yuvraj Ji.
Here is what he thinks of my countrymen:
Quote, 'If I speak truthfully, they just can't have the kind of heart a Muslim has or a Pakistani has. I think they don't have the sort of big hearts, pure hearts, Allah has given us.'
blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/…
Btw, this is the same Afridi one of whose cousin's was dispatched by the BSF in Kashmir in 2003.
(Link: rediff.com/news/2003/sep/…)
In addition to the above, I'll just plug in this tweet here - of what Shahid Afridi spoke to a wildly applauding audience.
Of course, this 'Giant Hearted' friend of Harbhajan and Yuvraj will have no compunction from seeking alms from the very same country whom he so despises just because a majority of her population belong to a faith he does not like!
Let me say this again - EACH AND EVERY penny going into Pakistan only helps them kill my countrymen that much more easily.
Be it facade of charity or whatever, I'd rather give my money towards betterment of my own people than a country that actively breeds hatred towards them
For those intrigued by my use of the phrase 'actively breeds hatred', here is the link to another thread on this, tweeted a few months ago.
MUST READ.
Simply for this reason, I am all for keeping away from terror sponsoring Pakistani artists / sportsmen.
JMTs
Btw, here's some more food for thought - 'Impose a Terror Tax on Pak Cricketers'
A dated article, but can anyone fault this logic?
JMTs
sify.com/news/impose-a-…