Sports must not repeatedly become casualty of politics: CM Omar on Ind-Pak Clash

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 13 (STC): Upcoming India–Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup has occupied minds of one and all, irrespective of their positions. None other than Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah dished out his statement on the upcoming event. He said the match between India and Pakistan should be viewed as part of a multilateral tournament and not as a bilateral contest. He stressed that sports must not repeatedly become a casualty of politics.
CM Omar Abdullah stated this in conversation with reporters in Chennai. He remarked, “Our problem has always been with bilateral matches, never with multilateral tournaments.”
Media reports have quoted him saying, “This is part of a larger competition, not a bilateral series between India and Pakistan. If this is a beginning and things move in a positive direction, nothing like it.”
He added, “Sport often becomes the victim of politics, especially cricket in the subcontinent. But you cannot ignore the realities. My part of the country has suffered for over three decades, and what happened this year in Pahalgam are real concerns we live with. These cannot be wished away.”
(Straight Talk Communications)