The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has reportedly summoned Wikipedia – a multilingual free online encyclopedia – after Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh‘s Wikipedia page entry was changed to reflect Khalistan association.
According to media reports, the changes were made following India’s five-wicket loss to Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday, with the word India replaced by Khali♛stan at numerous places on the page. Further, the name of the cricketer was chang♕ed twice, and several changes were made to his cricket stats.
The report also disclosed the user’s IP address, which was allocated to the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) – Pakistan’s national telecoms provider (the equivalent of India’s BSNL).
“No intermediary operating in India can permit this type of misinformation n deliberate efforts to incitement n #userharm – violates our govts expectation of a Safe & Trusted Internet #wikipedia @GoI_MeitY #SafeTrustedInternet,” tweeted India’s Electronics & Technology minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
No intermerdiary operatng in India can permit this type of misinformation n deliberate efforts to incitement n – violates our govts expectation of Safe & Trusted Internet
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 (@Rajeev_GoI)
Notably, Arshdeep was brutally trolled by fans on social media after he dropped an easy catch in a crunch situation, which took the game away from India’s hold, resulting in a 5-wicket defeat.
After the game, Kohli had come out in support of Arshdeep, mentioning anyone can make mistakes in a high-pressure match, and it is essentia꧂l to learn from them and move on.
“Anyone can make mistakes under pressure. It was a big game, and the situation was also tight. I remember when I played my first game against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy, I played a bad shot against Shahid Afridi and got out, I couldn’t sleep and was just staring at the ceiling till 5 in the morning. I thought I was never going to play again. It is natural to feel bad,” said Kohli in the post-match press conference.
