Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:33:10 +0500 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:33:10 +0500 60 Indian politician accuses BJP of ‘saffronising’ cricket https://english.aaj.tv/news/30340995/indian-politician-accuses-bjp-of-saffronising-cricket <p><strong>As India gears up to play in the World Cup final, a majore rival of the Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the party of ‘saffronising’ cricket.</strong></p> <p>Mamata Banerjee, who has been serving as the as the chief minister of West Bengal since 2011, recently said that the BJP regime had even turned the Indian cricket team’s practice kits to orange.</p> <p>“We are proud of our Indian players and I believe they will be the world champion. But even their dress has been turned to saffron when they practice. They used to wear blue earlier,” Banerjee said in a speech in Kolkata on Friday.</p> <p>“Now everything is turning saffron!” she added.</p> <p>She went on to say that even metro stations in India are now being painted in the ruling party’s colours.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30328355" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>Banerjee said that Narendra Modi tries to put his name wherever possible, an apparent reference to the Modi stadium in Ahmedabad where the World Cup final will be played.</p> <p>The Bengali politician has been a key opponent of Modi and has even accused him of scripting the Pulwama attack in the past.</p> As India gears up to play in the World Cup final, a majore rival of the Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the party of ‘saffronising’ cricket.

Mamata Banerjee, who has been serving as the as the chief minister of West Bengal since 2011, recently said that the BJP regime had even turned the Indian cricket team’s practice kits to orange.

“We are proud of our Indian players and I believe they will be the world champion. But even their dress has been turned to saffron when they practice. They used to wear blue earlier,” Banerjee said in a speech in Kolkata on Friday.

“Now everything is turning saffron!” she added.

She went on to say that even metro stations in India are now being painted in the ruling party’s colours.

Banerjee said that Narendra Modi tries to put his name wherever possible, an apparent reference to the Modi stadium in Ahmedabad where the World Cup final will be played.

The Bengali politician has been a key opponent of Modi and has even accused him of scripting the Pulwama attack in the past.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/30340995 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 09:57:11 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) The Indian think-tank: Fielding coach T Dilip, data analyst Hari Prasad, captain Rohit Sharma, head coach Rahul Dravid and batting coach Vikram Rathour have a chat on November 17. Photo via ICC