Virat married abroad, can t be a patriot: MP BJP leader

Guna (Madhjya Pradesh) Dec 19 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Guna in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday voiced his reservations over cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress opting for a foreign land as the venue of their marriage.

"A big cricketer got married recently. But in such a large country he could find a place to marry. A player for whom the land of India doesn t hold any importance can t be a patriot " said MLA Pannalal Shakya without naming Kohli while inaugurating a skill development centre here.

The BJP has however distanced itself from the remarks of Shakya.

Party s state spokesperson Rajneesh Agrawal told reporters that the remarks were personal views of the MLA and that the BJP had nothing to do with it.

Reacting to Shakya s remarks Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Arun Yadav said: "When the BJP leaders want to hide their failures they start giving such statements to divert people s attention. That s what is happening currently in state."

--IANS
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