Ravi Shastri backs the govt over CAA, says 'sure they have thought about it properly'

Ravi Shastri has come out in support of Citizenship Amendment Act amid controversies it is currently embroiled in. Team Indian Head Coach backed government for introducing act in Parliament, adding that he was only talking as an Indian. Though former Team India all-rounder refused to get into specifics of ‘fear’ for a section of society, he said one needs to be patient for its benefits. 

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Ravi Shastri spoke about   CAA in an interview with a news channel. He said that he representated India as a player from 18 in a team where players belonged to various castes and creeds. Shastri added one needed to only ‘think Indian.’ 

Amid criticism government is receiving and  protests against CAA, Shastri defended government, saying it had thought about it ‘properly.’ Asserting that he was speaking as an ‘Indian’ and t as a person of a particular religion, he said act needed some ‘tweaks’, but decisions will be taken for ‘benefit’ of citizens. Shastri added that playing for India made him more aware of being an ‘Indian’ and that’s why he has right to speak about CAA as an ‘Indian.’ 

When asked about ‘fear’ over   difficulties for some religions, Ravi Shastri said he has t gone into that ‘deeply’. However, he said one just needed to be patient and citizens will be able to enjoy benefits of it. 

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Earlier, Team Indian Captain Virat Kohli had refused to get into discussion on CAA, citing his lack of kwledge.  

"On issue, I do t want to be irresponsible and speak on something that has, you kw, radical opinions both sides. I need to have total information, total kwledge of what it means and what is going on and n be responsible to give my opinion on it," he had said. 

CAA gives Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who entered India over religious persecution, right to apply for Indian citizenship. exclusion of Muslims in this category has drawn immense criticism from various quarters. 

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