Masaba Gupta — daughter of the legendary West Indies cricketer Vivian Alexander Richards and actress Neena Gupta — hit again at former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja for laughing at a racist joke directed in direction of her dad and mom.
Taking to X — previously generally known as Twitter — Gupta voiced her dissatisfaction after Raja was seen chuckling at a racist joke geared toward her dad and mom on an area information channel.
In her submit, Gupta immediately addressed Ramiz Raja, declaring the shortage of dignity in his actions and expressing her disappointment at witnessing him snicker on nationwide tv at a joke that the world had lengthy ceased to search out amusing.
She urged Raja to maneuver ahead with the occasions, underscoring her, her father, and her mom’s resilience within the face of insensitive remarks.
“Pricey Ramiz Raja (sir ) grace is a top quality few have. My father, mom and I’ve it in spades. You’ve gotten none. Sickening to see you snicker on nationwide TV in Pakistan at one thing the world stopped laughing at about 30 years again. Step into the long run. All three of us are right here with our chin up. #ramizraja,” she wrote.
The controversy arose from a video by which a comic made a derogatory joke about Vivian Richards’ pores and skin tone. The comic not solely mocked Richards but in addition made racist feedback, utilizing the time period ‘kaalia’ (that means dark-skinned).
One of many hosts stated: “I do watch cricket matches and my coronary heart broke when Vivian Richards went right into a relationship with Neena Gupta. I wrote a couplet then. ‘Jo ladkiyan khud ko kehti hain malika-e-aliya, Unko fir milta hai Mr Kaliya.’”
The visitors, together with Raja, had been visibly amused, laughing on the inappropriate remarks.