"Ghatiya Desh Ne...": Shikhar Dhawan, Virender Sehwag's Dig At Pakistan Over Ceasefire Violation

Former Indian cricketers Virender Sehwag and Shikhar Dhawan minced no words as they criticised Pakistan following its violation of the ceasefire agreement with India on Saturday. Just hours after both nations publicly agreed to a truce, multiple explosions were reported across the International Border and Line of Control (LoC), with Pakistani drones targeting sensitive regions in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan. Multiple violations were reported despite Pakistan promising to ceasefire. The breach of the promise, hence, left Indians infuriated. 

Taking to his official handle on X (formerly Twitter), Sehwag posted a scathing message featuring a well-known Hindi idiom: “Kutte ki dum tedi ki tedi hi rehti hai”.

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Dhawan, on the other hand, wrote on X: "Ghatiya desh ne fir apna ghatiyapan poori duniya ke aage dikha diya (A substandard country showed its substandard behaviour to the entire world once again)."

Ghatiya desh ne fir apna ghatiyapan poori duniya ke aage dikha diya. #Pakistan#Ceasefire

The saying, commonly used to describe people or entities resistant to change, was seen as a direct dig at Pakistan's repeated history of backtracking on ceasefire commitments. Sehwag is called the Sultan of Multan after scoring a triple century in the Pakistani town during one of India's most memorable visits to the neighbouring country.

The violation came despite a formal ceasefire agreement being jointly announced earlier in the day by both nations. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed that the Directors-General of Military Operations (DGMOs) from both sides had agreed to cease all hostilities — whether by land, air, or sea — with immediate effect.

External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar also confirmed the ceasefire. “India and Pakistan have worked out an understanding on the stoppage of firing and military action,” he said. “India has consistently maintained a firm and uncompromising stance against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations — and it will continue to do so.”

However, in a stunning turnaround, explosions rocked Srinagar by the evening, prompting a red alert and widespread blackouts across Jammu & Kashmir. Simultaneously, Indian Air Defence forces intercepted and shot down Pakistani drones in Rajasthan's Pokhran and Kashmir's Baramulla, further escalating tensions.

Tensions between India and Pakistan have sharply escalated following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which claimed the lives of 26 people, mostly tourists. In response to this brutal attack, India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting and striking nine terrorist bases deep inside Pakistan.

With IANS Inputs