India, March 3 -- Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad slammed Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed after she called India captain Rohit Sharma "fat", asking him to "lose some weight." She might have deleted her post, but the remarks continue to draw criticism from all corners. Even Congress has said that the party does not endorse these comments. The controversy is getting bigger and bigger with each passing minute.

Fans of the Indian cricket team are also calling out the body-shaming on social media, and Shama Mohamed has landed in a hot soup. In a now-deleted post, the Congress spokesperson also questioned Rohit Sharma's captaincy.

Venkatesh Prasad said Rohit has maintained great dignity as captain, and body-shaming him is "absolutely ...