The Central government on Monday summoned Wikipedia executives to seek explanation on how team India pacer Arshdeep Singh\u2019s Wikipedia page entry showing pacer’s alleged links with Khalistani movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key details in his Wikipedia page changed to term him as Khalistani. However, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology believes that it could cause disharmony in India and could also led the cricketer’s family into trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Wikipedia edited entry about Arshdeep Singh, who had dropped catch on the third ball of Ravi Bishnoi’s 18th over, was changed after India’s five-wicket loss to Pakistan in Asia Cup on Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 23-year-old Punjab Kings pacer received flak from the cricket fans on social media for dropping Asif Ali’s catch in the 18th over of the Super 4 clash against Pakistan. He was brutally trolled by a section of social media users for the mistake he committed in a pressure situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An anonymous user replaced the words India with Khalistan at several locations on the profile minutes after India were beaten by Pakistan. Also, the name of the cricketer was changed twice while several changes were made to his cricket stats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read Also<\/strong>: Madivaleshwara Mutt seer Basava Siddalinga Swami dies by suicide after his name comes in sexual assault case<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n However, these changes were undone within 15 minutes by Wikipedia editors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Criticising the way Arshdeep has been trolled for the dropped catch, Punjab Education Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said regressive psyche to troll him for dropping just a catch. Responding to the criticism of her son’s performance in last night’s match, Arshdeep’s mother said even Virat Kohli had a slump in the previous matches and he just got back to form. She has asked him (Arshdeep) to return with the Cup, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh also comes in support of young Indian pacer and said quite unfortunate that Arshdeep Singh is being mocked at for a dropped catch. Such things happen in sports, particularly under such tremendous pressure, he wrote in a Facebook post<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an attempt to cheer up pacer, Hayer said Arshdeep is future of the nation. Inspiration for youth. Hate has no place in sports, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n