New Delhi: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has a strict message for Pakistan after a terror strike in the Kashmir valley on April 22, Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, Ganguly said that India should break all its cricketing ties with Pakistan.
The former Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) president said that every other year there was some terror activity on Indian soil and that it should not be tolerated anymore. “100 per cent, India should do this (break ties with Pakistan). Strict action should be taken. It has turned out to be a joke that such things are happening every year. Terrorism cannot be tolerated,” Sourav Ganguly told reporters.
Terror struck on Indian soil once again on April 22, when five to six terrorists opened fire in Pahalgam’s Baisaran meadows, killing 26 people and injuring many more. The Resistance Force (TRF), a Pakistani terrorist group affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the attack.
BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla had condemned the attack on Indian soil. Shukla stressed that India does not engage with Pakistan in bilateral series due to the Indian government’s stand on the relations between the two countries. India, in fact, did not travel to Pakistan to play the Champions Trophy 2025 as well. India were stationed at the Dubai International Stadium and played all of their matches at the same venue.
“We are with the victims and we condemn it. Whatever our government will say, we will do. We don’t play with Pakistan in bilateral series because of the government stand. And we will not play with Pakistan in bilaterals going forward. But when it comes to ICC events, we play due to ICC engagement. ICC is also aware of whatever is happening,” he told Sports Tak.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured strict action against the terrorists and the people linked to the attack. Speaking in Bihar, the PM delivered a strong message after the Pahalgam terror attack, ensuring that steps are being taken to bring justice to those who died at the valley.