Published: Oct 23, 2021, 20:28 IST | Updated: Oct 23, 2021, 20:28 IST
Choudhary Fawad Hussain
Pakistan’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has made some bizarre claims about the popularity of his country’s cricket captain-turned-Prime Minister Imran Khan in India.
"Imran Khan is very popular in India. If he holds a rally in Delhi today, it will be bigger than PM Modi's," Chaudhry said in remarks during a press interaction in Dubai ahead of the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup clash in the city.
Imran Khan is very popular in India. If he holds a rally in Delhi today, it will be a bigger than PM Modi's: Fawad Chaudhry.
The video of the remarks has gone viral and attracted some wild reactions.
The minister made the comment while giving a press conference on Saturday at the Pakistani consulate in Dubai ahead of the India-Pakistan cricket clash on Sunday.
He said everyone wants Babar Azam and his men to defeat Virat Kohli’s team. “We all want Pakistan to defeat India and give (something) to celebrate.”
The minister's remarks come as Pakistan is embroiled in turmoil caused by price rise, banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters, etc. At the press briefing, the minister made all attempts to deviate the attention of the citizens of Pakistan.
What one can speculate from the current situation in Pakistan at the moment is that the Prime Minister’s popularity in the home country seems to have nosedived.