Politicians back MS Dhoni over 'Balidaan Badge' on his glove

During the India vs South Africa match in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup Mahendra Singh Dhoni sported an Army insignia on his glove which was well appreciated by his fans but the International Cricket Council on Thursday requested the BCCI to have the badge removed saying it is against its regulationsA day after the ICC asked the BCCI to get the BalidaanBadge removed from MSDhonis wicketkeeping gloves the Congress came out in support of the former captain saying the ArmyInsignia on his gloves is neither political nor religiousPhoto IANS pictwittercomwTmiQ49gGamdash IANS Tweets ians_india June 7 2019With the ICCs diktat Indians took to social networking site Twitter and vented out their frustration Soon the issue snowballed with DhoniKeepTheGlove hashtag trending on social media platforms after the ICC directed the BCCI to get the Army crest removed from Dhonis glovesBesides netizens and Twitterati many Indian politicians came forward and supported MS Dhonis decision to wear the Balidaan Badge on his gloveMS Dhoni is a Lt colonel in the Indian Army Moreover he is a special forces designate ICC rules states that any form of political religious amp racial statement cant be made with the playing outfit The insignia does none of thatDhoniKeepTheGlovemdash Abhishek Singhvi DrAMSinghvi June 7 2019Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu said that the insignia on his gloves is neither political nor religious He took to Twitter and tweeted with the hashtag DhoniKeepTheGlove He wrote MS Dhoni is a Lt colonel in the Indian Army Moreover he is a special forces designate ICC rules states that any form of political religious amp racial statement cant be made with the playing outfit The insignia does none of thatKirenRijiju jiAs a former Sports Ministermay I request you to kindly intervene amp let DhoniKeepTheGlove ICC regulations do not permit messages relating to POLITICALRELIGIOUS or RACIAL activitiescausesTHUSInsignia on Dhonis gloves do not violate the ICC regulations 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