Gautam Gambhir is known for being patriotic and often expresses his love for the nation. Gambhir does not mince words while opposing criticism against the nation or Indian Army. Recently, Supreme Court sought the Centre’s stance on standing while the national anthem played in the cinema halls. Attorney General KK Venugopal said that national anthem should be seen as a unifying force in a country as diverse as India. Gambhir took to his Twitter handle to express his opinion on the matter. The Delhi opener lashed out at people who refused to stand during the 52-second national anthem. The 36-year-old did not hold back as he questioned those who willed to wait outside a club or a restaurant but opposed standing for the national anthem.
Here’s what he tweeted –
Standin n waitin outsid a club:20 mins.Standin n waitin outsid favourite restaurant 30 mins.Standin for national anthem: 52 secs. Tough?
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) October 27, 2017
Gambhir got support from his followers as well. Here are a few reactions –
Standing in Popcorn queue for 5-10 mins is fine for pseduo seculars but not for Anthem..#StandWithAnthem
— Annarao Patil (@AnnaraoPatil) October 27, 2017
क्या पॉप्कॉर्न के लिए लाइन में लगने वाले राष्ट्रगान के लिए 52 सेकेंड खड़े नहीं हो सकते ? जय हिन्द @GautamGambhir सर
— Navindra Rathore (@NavindraRathore) October 27, 2017
Gauti You are on point and best celebrity nationalist any day ..Proud of you
— (@TheQueen_008) October 27, 2017
It’s our duty. Where we can stand around minutes on our choice, Standing for 52 seconds shouldn’t be an issue
— Gautam Gambhir Squad (@gautiaddicts) October 27, 2017
Yes sir…you are right. pic.twitter.com/1YPfpdqnWO
— Madhumita GG (@Gautian_Madhu) October 27, 2017
Yes its a duty its not a personal choice they are not saying to stand for another country’s national anthem
— Mitul (@MrFantasticooo) October 27, 2017
Correction:
Standing for National Anthem- DUTY— Pratik Deb (@pratikdeb11) October 27, 2017
While there were a few who were not happy with the Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper –
Standing outside the club: personal choice.
Standing outside fav restaurant: personal choice.
Standing for anthem : personal choice.Tough?
— Aadesh Chaudhary (@fightadeshfight) October 27, 2017
And no one is supposed to frce any1 to stnd.
We lve our country n we don’t need 2 prove it at cinema hall whre it is played at time of entry— Anil Kumar Singh (@Anilsingh0207) October 27, 2017
Standing up for national anthem is not nessasary and decided by supreme court
So no compulsory to stand— DEBKANCHAN MITRA (@DEBKANCHAN) October 27, 2017
No one Compelled you to stand outside restaurant.
No one Compelled you to stand outside a club.
But National Anthem is being Imposed upon.— Free World (@tarunkadian00) October 27, 2017
Gambhir has not only supports the Indian Army but recently started a campaign which aimed at respecting the soldiers. He urged people to salute soldiers whenever they see one.
Gambhir is currently playing for Delhi in Ranji Trophy season 2017-18. He recently stepped down from captaincy and paved the way for Ishant Sharma to captain the side. Though he scored 137 against Assam, he got out early against Railways scoring just 2 runs. He is raring to make a comeback to international cricket. The last time he was picked in the national side was in 2016 against New Zealand for a Test series. However, he suffered an injury and was ruled out of the series.
His Indian Premier League (IPL) side Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) reached the playoffs of IPL 2017. Gambhir is expected to be retained as the captain of the KKR in the coming seasons where most of the players are expected to get shuffled.
