Rohit, in a moment of excitement, took the Indian flag and made it touch the ground.
Mumbai: Days after the T20 World Cup 2024 triumph, fans have still not over the win. As the euphoria still continues, India captain Rohit Sharma faced the ire on social space. The Indian captain faced the heat for his action in Barbados after India won the title. Rohit, in a moment of excitement, took the Indian flag and made it touch the ground. Now, fans are reacting to it.
Fans even highlighted a clause from the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971: “The flag shall not be allowed intentionally to touch the ground or the floor or trail in water”.
Here are some of the reactions:
flag code of India
Part – III ,section – IV, 3.20
“The flag shall not be allowed to touch the ground or the floor or trail in water”it comes under incorrect display
Please @ImRo45 don’t disrespect the Indian flag !
I tweeted this the same day we won , but deleted the tweet https://t.co/lrIKHRVGgw
— Reddit_user (@reddit_user_) July 8, 2024
If someone had done this in India, people would have screamed about disrespecting the home soil. This was over the top and unnecessary. Many Indians cried about Marsh and the cup though… https://t.co/a0JXc45xLo
— Rahul Warrier (@rahulw_) July 8, 2024
The Flag shall not be allowed to touch the ground or the floor. According to the law that person punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine. https://t.co/RXG99DroGZ pic.twitter.com/LrUzjShWp5
— Lordgod
(@LordGod188) July 8, 2024
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli and Rohit are on a well-deserved break. The two stalwarts have already retired from T20I cricket, but would very much be in the reckoning for the ODI squad.
