Geeta Basra staunchly defends Harbhajan Singh amid backlash for funding Afridi's charity

Actor Geeta Basra has defended husband Harbhajan Singh after former Indian cricketer came under fire on Internet or supporting Pakistan counterpart Shahid Afridi’s call to help those affected by Coronavirus.

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Basra backs Harbhajan

In a report by a leading English daily, Basra is quoted to have said that he does t need to explain his actions and clarified that he lives and will die for India. She added that religion should t be in this and that same decision would have been made if a player from ar country had made proposal.

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Earlier, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh had pledged ir support to Shahid Afridi Foundation amid COVID-19 crisis. Yuvraj Singh had tweeted that amid such testing times, people should be looking out for each or. Soon after his tweet, all-rounder and Harbhajan Singh were severely criticised in some quarters as y questioned him for supporting a foundation in Pakistan while turning a blind eye to his own country until n. This comes after several athletes and cricketers stepped up to donate to PM-CARES Fund to fight Coronavirus crisis. 

Yuvraj Singh has spoken out and defended his decision, whereas Harbhajan has t made any public comments regarding backlash. Yuvraj stated that his intention was to help people in our respective countries by providing healthcare, adding that he did t mean to hurt anyone feeling. "I really don't understand how a mess to help most vulnerable gets blown out of proportion. All I tried to achieve via that mess was to help people in our respective countries by providing healthcare, my intention was t to hurt anyone's feelings. I am an Indian and I will always bleed blue and will always stand for humanity," wrote Yuvraj.

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