Indian women’s cricketer Smriti Mandhana is reportedly marrying Indian music composer Palak Muchhal. In this context, a comment, attributed to Pakistani cricketer Naseem Shah, has recently been circulated on social media, stating: ‘Congratulations to Smriti. She proved that Indian women deserve a tea-seller type of boy. They are not worthy of a Pakistani boy.’
See posts circulated on Facebook with this claim: here (Archive) and here (Archive).
As of the publication of this report, the most viral post circulated with the discussed claim had received reactions from over 17,000 separate accounts.
See posts circulated on Instagram with this claim here (Archive).
Fact Check
The Rumor Scanner Team’s investigation found that Naseem Shah did not make the comment in question regarding Smriti Mandhana’s marriage. In fact, the discussed fake comment has been circulated in Naseem Shah’s name without any reliable evidence.
During the investigation, observation of the posts circulated with the discussed claim found no mention of any reliable evidence to support the claim.
Furthermore, a search with relevant keywords did not yield any evidence from reliable sources to support the claim that Naseem Shah made any such comment. If Naseem Shah had made such a controversial comment, it would have been reported by various domestic and international media outlets.
Additionally, observation of Naseem Shah’s verified Instagram account and Facebook page did not show him making the discussed comment.
Therefore, the claim circulated that Naseem Shah commented, ‘Indian women deserve a tea-seller type of boy, and are not worthy of a Pakistani boy,’ on the occasion of Smriti Mandhana’s marriage is false.
Sources
- Rumor Scanner’s analysis