"Educate Your Son": Suryakumar Yadav's Message Amid Kolkata Rape-Murder Protests

18.08.2024 - 15:51 sports.ndtv.com

As the nationwide protests against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital continues, India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has broken his silence on the matter with a strong message.

A postgraduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered in Kolkata last week. There has been a situation of unrest in the city as a result.

Sruyakumar shared a template post on Instagram, which read: "Educate your son and your brothers and your father and your husband and your friends".

Suryakumar isn't the first player who has reacted to the tragedy. Other star players like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Jemimah Rodrigues have also spoken against the tragedy.

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