'Not IPL commentary': Congress takes shot at Ravi Shastri for post praising PM Modi

NewsIndia News'Not IPL commentary': Congress takes shot at Ravi Shastri for post praising PM Modi 'Not IPL commentary': Congress takes shot at Ravi Shastri for post praising PM Modi Edited by: Priyanka Jaiswal / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Sep 13, 2026, 20:28 IST NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday hit out at Indian cricket commentator Ravi Shastri after he praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Brics 2026 Summit.Shastri on X wrote, “Never felt prouder as an Indian.

President Putin. President Xi. And our Magnificent Prime Minister Narendra Modi together in Mother India. International diplomacy like never before. Take a Bow. Modi Ji.”Reacting to the post, Congress leader Pawan Khera said it was “too much to expect” Shastri to remember a similar diplomatic moment involving former PM Join conversation InsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig Development Congress said Singh was flanked by then Chinese president Hu Jintao and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in New Delhi on March 29, 2012.Taking a dig at Shastri’s cricketing background, Indian Youth Congress former president Srinivas BV added, “Ravi bhai, this isn’t IPL commentary.

You can’t call every familiar shot ‘never seen before.’ India was playing international diplomacy long before your current sponsor arrived.” The party further alleged that the posts praising the Modi government were being dictated by the Prime Minister’s Office.“Btw, we know who in the PMO is dictating these promotional posts!” Congress said.

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