Tharoor: Keep Politics Out of Cricket Amid Mustafizur Rahman IPL Row

• Congress MP Shashi Tharoor urged separating sports from politics amidst controversy over KKR signing Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman.
• Tharoor stated that the responsibility for attacks on minorities in Bangladesh should not be placed on cricket or individual players like Rahman.
• He emphasized that Mustafizur Rahman is a cricketer, not accused of hate speech, and linking him to political issues is unfair.
• Tharoor warned against isolating neighboring countries, stressing that India must engage with Bangladesh.
• Congress leader Priyank Kharge condemned BJP's criticism, questioning why they target franchises instead of BCCI/Home Minister for allowing foreign players.

Why It Matters: Shashi Tharoor and Priyank Kharge advocate separating sports from politics amid the Mustafizur Rahman IPL controversy.