Did ? Shiv Sena staff had as soon as known as hockey star PR Sreejesh a ‘Pakistani’

On Thursday, the Indian Men’s Hockey Team gained the historic bronze medal within the Field Hockey occasion of the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Germany 5-4 within the Bronze medal play-off. The Indian males’s hockey group secured their first Olympics medal in 41 years. 
One of the most important causes for the outstanding efficiency of the Indian Hockey Team within the Tokyo Olympics is the spectacular show of management and abilities by Indian goalkeeper Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh, who not solely made sensible saves to disclaim targets for the alternative aspect but additionally impressed the younger gamers within the squad.
Several netizens took to social media to hail the Indian goalkeeper for his efficiency and management. Some customers, nonetheless, remembered an disagreeable incident 8 years in the past, when this gifted participant of the Indian hockey group was confronted by a bunch of hyper-aggressive Shiv Sena staff who had known as him a ‘Pakistani’.
Reportedly, PR Sreejesh – fondly often known as “the wall” of the Indian Hockey group, was as soon as confronted by the Shiv Sainiks throughout a match in Mumbai who had stormed right into a stadium and even inside teh gamers’ dressing room, determined to search out some Pakistani gamers.
In January 2013, forward of a Hockey India League match in Mumbai, the Shiv Sena staff had confronted the Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh over a suspicion that he was a Pakistani participant. The Shiv Sena staff had organized a protest in January 2013 outdoors Mumbai Hockey Association’s stadium in opposition to the participation of 4 Pakistani gamers in a scheduled observe session of the ‘Mumbai Marines’ group.
The Shiv Sena gamers had entered the stadium looking for Pakistani gamers, who had arrived within the metropolis a couple of days earlier than the match in Mumbai. Sreejesh, who was a part of the group, was current on the stadium when Shiv Sainiks had stormed into the bottom.
As per stories, The Shiv Sainiks had created a ruckus on the stadium and had demanded to enter the gamers’ dressing room.
A Shiv Sena employee confronted PR Sreejesh, asking, “Are you Pakistani?” leaving the Indian goalkeeper shocked.
The former Indian captain shortly gave a stern response to the Shiv Sainiks, saying, “Yaar apne India ke gamers ko to pehchante nahin ho, Pakistani gamers ko kaise pehchanoge? (You can’t even acknowledge gamers from India, how will you acknowledge Pakistani gamers?)
Apparently, Mumbai Magicians, a franchise of Hockey India League, had signed up Pakistani gamers Mahmood Rashid, Fareed Ahmed, Muhammad Tousiq and Imran Butt for the match. However, the signing of Pakistani gamers didn’t go properly with the Shiv Sena staff, who protested outdoors the stadium. As a consequence, the Pakistani gamers needed to be vacated from the bottom for safety causes.