New Delhi, March 7 -- The national president of the All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, stirred a row after he called cricketer Mohammed Shami, who is part of India's team qualified for ICC Champion's Trophy final, a "criminal" for not fasting during the month of Ramzan.
In a video, Shahabuddin said Shami was seen drinking something from a bottle on the field during a match against Australia on Tuesday. "In the eyes of Shariat, he is a criminal, he should not have done this at all," he said.
Shami's cousin Mohammed Zaid defended him, saying: "When a person is on a journey, he can skip his 'Roza' on the condition that he will observe it after Ramzan. The statement made by the Maulana is childish..."
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