Mumbai, Sept. 14 -- Shiv Sena (Thackeray faction) MP Sanjay Raut has strongly criticized the ruling BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Home Minister Amit Shah, calling the decision to allow an India-Pakistan cricket match "the bankruptcy of their patriotism."Speaking to media, Raut recalled PM Modi's earlier statement that ties with Pakistan would be severed, citing "blood and water cannot flow together." Raut questioned, "If blood and water can't flow together, how can blood and cricket go hand-in-hand?"He highlighted that the Shiv Sena (Thackeray group) is organizing a protest against the match.
Raut cited past terror attacks, such as the Pahalgam incident, and the loss of innocent lives, noting that PM Modi had previously organized ...