Cricketer-turned politician Gautam Gambhir, who can also be the elected MP from East Delhi, landed in a contemporary controversy on Wednesday. The Medicine Controller Basic of India (DCGI) earlier within the day knowledgeable Delhi Excessive Court docket in regards to the ex-cricketer’s basis unauthorisedly stocking and distributing Fabiflu drugs to COVID-19 sufferers.
The event occurred after the medicine’ physique, which had earlier given a clear chit to Gambhir’s basis, submitted a contemporary report earlier than the court docket. The previous cricketer isn’t the lone minister embroiled within the controversy because it additionally consists of Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) MLA Praveen Kumar, who as per experiences, has additionally been discovered responsible of comparable offences underneath the Medicine and Cosmetics Act.
Nonetheless, this isn’t the primary time when Gambhir has discovered himself in such a state of affairs. The 2007 and 2011 World Cup-winner, have been attacked by the opposition members on a number of ocassions, with the one involving jalebi and air-pollution within the nationwide capital, creating a serious stir on social media.
Gambhir himself had reacted to the jalebi jibe by AAP, which got here after the previous India batsman missed a gathering over Delhi’s air-polluton, and stated: “If air air pollution in Delhi elevated resulting from my consuming ‘Jalebis’ then I can provide up consuming them.”
“I used to be trolled inside ten minutes and if the identical laborious work that they had performed on controlling air pollution which that they had performed on trolling me, then the nationwide capital could be respiration clear air,” the previous cricketer was quoted as saying in a number of information experiences.
Gambhir has been vocal in regards to the points regarding the safety of the nation. The MP had additionally tweeted in regards to the Naxal assault at Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur and Sukma districts in April this 12 months, which claimed the lives of 22 safety personnel.
Nation bows right down to the sacrifice of our bravehearts. Enemy inside is as barbaric as enemy exterior. Gained’t let this sacrifice go in useless. #NaxalAttack
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) April 4, 2021
Gautam Gambhir’s political profession
Gambhir rose to the political podium within the earlier Lok Sabha election, which noticed the ex-India cricketer outperform his Congress (Arvinder Singh Beautiful) and AAP (Atishi) opponents. The 39-years-old had then fetched 6.96 lakh votes as in comparison with Arvinder’s 3.04 and Atishi’s 2.19 lakh.
After the completion of a 12 months, Gambhir additionally offered a ‘report card’ to the individuals of his constituency (East Delhi). His workplace launched an official assertion on this regard, which additionally boasted in regards to the ex-cricketer’s work through the pandemic.
“A complete of 5 lakh meals packets, 2 lakh child meals packets, 40 thousand masks and face shields, 5 thousand PPE kits and three thousand bedding kits had been delivered. As well as 12 hand wash stations had been additionally put in at numerous areas of East Delhi.,” it learn.
Gautam Gambhir’s cricket exploits
The 39-year-old, who was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2008 and the Padma Shri in 2019, has been one of many high batsman within the Indian colors. A member of MS Dhoni’s World Cup successful facet – 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup – Gambhir performed an instrumental position within the crew’s success on each ocassions. He was the main run-scorer from the Indian contingent each the occasions, and his 122-ball 97 within the summit conflict in opposition to Sri Lanka stands as one among his greatest knocks in worldwide cricket.
Gambhir additionally led the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to 2 title triumphs. He made his worldwide debut in 2003 and has over 10,000 worldwide runs throughout all codecs (4154 in Exams, 5238 in ODIs and 932 in T20Is) underneath his title. In December 2018, the left-handed batsman took retirement from worldwide cricket.
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