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The Congress party tried to distance themselves from the controversy regarding Shama Mohamed’s remarks where she called India’s team cricket captain Rohit Sharma a “fat sportsperson.”

Pawan Khera, a Congress leader, stated that Mohamed’s comments do not represent the party’s stance and that she was instructed to delete the posts from her X account.

“Dr. Shama Mohammed, National Commissioner of the Indian National Congress, made certain comments regarding a cricketing icon that do not reflect the party’s stance. She is instructed to delete the concerned X posts and is recommended to be more careful in the future,” Pawan Khera said a post on X.