A teacher in Rajasthan has been fired from her job for celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India in the recent T20 World Cup game on Sunday. Incidentally, Babar Azam & Co thrashed the Men in Blues by 10 wickets in Dubai to end their unbeaten run in the T20 World Cups.
Nafeesa Attari, a teacher at Neerja Modi School Udaipur, had posted a picture of Pakistani players to celebrate the victory. She wrote in the caption, “Jeeeet gayeeee… We wonnn.”
After screenshots of her WhatsApp status went viral on social media, the school management terminated her. Amba Mata Police Station officer Narpat Singh said a case has also been registered against the teacher under Indian Penal Code section 153.
“Yes, we have taken a decision to terminate the teacher,” said school chairman Mahendra Sojatia after a meeting of the Sojatia Charitable Trust, which runs the school.
The teacher later apologised for her deeds
Upon realising that she has made a mistake, Nafeesa Attari immediately deleted the video and apologised for her deeds.
“Someone messaged me and asked whether ‘you support Pakistan’. As the message had emojis and it was environment of fun, I replied ‘Yes’. But, it doesn’t mean anywhere that I support Pakistan. I am an Indian and I love India. I love India as much as everyone else does,” Ms Attari said in the video message.
“As soon as I realised that I have made a mistake, I deleted the status message. I am sorry if I have hurt anybody’s sentiments,” she added.
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