The arrest of Muslims for cheering Pakistan's cricket win sparks concerns about freedom of speech in India.
Like millions of others around the world, Nafeesa Attari was glued to her screen as India played Pakistan in the opening match of the T20 World Cup.
Her post was spotted by one of her students' parents, who sent it to others before it went viral on the messaging service. "These people should go to Pakistan. You're living in India, earning here but you're celebrating their win," he told the BBC. A group of medical students in Kashmir have also been charged - under a strict anti-terror law - for allegedly rooting for the Pakistani cricket team.
Former Indian cricketer turned BJP politician Gautam Gambhir said anyone who celebrated Pakistan's win was "shameful".Yogi Adityanath, a close ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and chief minister of the country's largest state, Uttar Pradesh, told a newspaper that Indians who cheered the victory should be charged with sedition.criminalises criticism of the government. Many say it's increasingly being used to stifle free speech.
But a senior Indian government spokesperson said it was "preposterous" for anyone to say that taking action against a very small number of Muslims amounted to penalising the millions of people who belong to the faith in the country.
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