A female teacher, working at a private school in the Indian state of Rajasthan, was sacked after she celebrated Pakistan’s victory against India in the T20 World Cup cricket match on Sunday, reported newspaper India Today.
Quoting the Kashmir Media Service, the report said Nafeesa Attari, a Muslim, was shown the door by the management of Neerja Modi School in Udaipur, Rajasthan, for a joyous message on WhatsApp.
The teacher bore the brunt of the school administration after she put up the WhatsApp status writing “Jeeeet Gayeeee… We wonnn” shortly after Pakistan hammered India in the much-hyped match by 10 wickets in Dubai.
She had also reportedly uploaded pictures of some Pakistani players while cheering the victory of the Men in Green.
According to the report, the teacher didn’t budge when one of the students’ parents asked whether she supported Pakistan and she replied with a resounding “yes”.
The report said the school management expelled her after screenshots of her WhatsApp status spread among students.
Following Pakistan’s impressive, the Indian media and had also dissected the Virat Kohli-led side’s humbling defeat and questioned his tactics.
Pakistan had made history on Sunday night when men in green drubbed India for the first time in a World Cup fixture and ended jinx that first began in 1992.
