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Parash Pal, the main initiator of the puja committee and leader of the Trinamool Congress, called the criticism of star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan at the inauguration of a Kali Puja in Calcutta the work of ‘extremist fundamentalists’. In a media interview, he said that Shakib Al Hasan never opened his bid. Therefore, it is unfair to criticize him (Shakib) by raising the question why he was present in the worship of Hindus even though he was Muslim.
The puja was actually opened by a Hindu monk, says Paresh Pal, MLA from the Beleghata area of eastern Kolkata.
The pavilion of star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, who was criticized in Bangladesh for attending the Kali Puja opening ceremony in the Kankurgachhi area of eastern Kolkata, is now empty. The idol has been abandoned. But there are still photos of Shakib Al Hasan on the big posters around the puja mandapa.
The inaugural stage is still standing, with a portrait of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, on one side and a portrait of the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, on the other.
The main initiator of the bid, which has been going on for the past 59 years, is Paresh Pal, Area MLA. Standing there Tuesday night, he said: ‘I have heard that Shakib has received death threats after returning to the country. A ‘fundamentalist force’ is saying all this. This cannot be the opinion of the common people of Bangladesh. My birthplace is there too. I know the people of Odessa very well, they can’t say that. ‘
He said: “The Mayor of Kolkata, Firhad Hakim, was also present on the opening day of the puja. Firhad Hakim is present at the opening of my puja every year. This year, several Muslim officials, including the Bangladeshi ambassador, were present in Calcutta. But none of them did any religious work of worship. The idol was inaugurated by Mural Bhai, a Hindu Kali Pujari monk from Adyapith.
Showing the video of the opening ceremony of Kali Puja, he said: ‘There was a large lamp. They all lit that lamp. Shakib Al Hasan, Firhad Hakim: they all burned like I burned. Is it possible to be born by lighting a lamp? Question from Paresh Pal.
When Paresh Pal is still going to Bangladesh, he stays at the house of his Muslim friends and also goes to the cattle market with them to buy slaughter cows during Eid. His constituency is home to a large number of Muslims who vote for him year after year. So it did not occur to him that by inviting Shakib Al Hasan to the inaugural stage of Kali Puja, he might hurt someone’s religious feelings, said Paresh Pal.
He further said: “We have known Shakib Al Hasan for a long time. If it occurred to us that you were doing something against religious precepts to attend the opening of the puja, would you ask you to come? Does anyone knowingly get into trouble? He did nothing against religion when he came to worship us. ‘
The way the debate started
Shakib’s one-year ban on cricket has just ended. The day after his return to Dhaka, on November 7, the Bangladeshi cricket superstar sparked controversy by opening a store in Dhaka. Apparently, he did not take into account health problems during the opening of the supershop, nor in the quarantine, and there was a large crowd at the event.
Then on Thursday, while traveling to India across the Benapole border, a new discussion emerged about unwanted behavior from a fan while trying to take a selfie. However, Shakib said the fan had tried to take a photo of him without his permission, and when he tried to remove it, the man’s phone fell from his hands.
Meanwhile, Shakib has joined a puja ceremony in India and now some media outlets have published news and pictures. Anger and frustration began to express themselves through social networks starting on Saturday. Meanwhile, a man named Mohsin Talukder threatened Shakib with obscene language and death in a live video from his Facebook ID on Sunday night. He also advised Shakib to follow the Pakistani cricketers in the video. Later, however, the RAB arrested this person from Sunamganj. Source: BBC
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