It is said that in Kolkata, Shakib attended a ceremony in a small Hindu temple. This led to a person posting a video on social media threatening to kill the cricket champion and mutilate his body. The player feared retaliation, expressed misunderstanding and apologized. In Bangladesh, the case caused a division of public opinion, and Shakib succumbed to extremists.

Dakar (AsiaNews)-Bangladeshi Muslim cricket player Shakib al-Hasan participated in a Hindu ceremony held in Kolkata, India last Thursday, and the controversy continued.

The storm originated from the popular champion who allegedly participated in the inauguration of a wooden temple (pooja mandap) with offerings and prayers.

The next morning after the incident, Mohsin Talukdar, a Muslim extremist from Sylhet, insulted and threatened Shakib several times. The video was posted on Facebook saying he Will cut his throat and mutilate his body (picture 2) for insulting Islam and Muslims.

Cricket is widely popular in Bangladesh and South Asia. Public opinion is divided between defenders and opponents of cricket players. Within a few days, after the mainstream media released pictures of the pooja mandap inauguration ceremony, his official Facebook fan page lost close to one million followers.

In order to calm people's feelings, Shakib's radical enemy Moshen regretted his "offensive" remarks, but urged the cricket champion to apologize for "offending Muslims."

However, although he published the second video, the police arrested him this morning. In the first video, he arrested the cricketer with death threats.

Shakib said that he did not participate in the Hindu sacrifice, but still asked for "pardon".

He said: "It is impossible to understand the background and the story just by looking at the pictures. But if someone feels offended me to go there, I ask you to forgive me."

Shakib explained that he had played for the Kolkata Cavaliers and was well-known in West Bengal. During the visit, he was invited to participate in the Indian celebration of Diwali (Deepavali) Diwali.

When asked, he lit a candle for the row of lights to show friendship. For some people, this is a poor excuse. For others, his apology is merely an apology from extremists who continue to use Islam to threaten and attack.

In an interview with AsiaNews, Nirmol Palma said: "Shakib is an adult man." "He participated in Hindu activities and Islamic extremists reacted negatively."

In order to avoid a violent reaction, he said he was a "pious Muslim" and apologized for "doing something wrong."