Nothing surprises one today in a scenario that’s charged with allegations and rebuttals that come, even in most personal relationships that have gone sour ! If the fracas involves celebrities, unconfirmed reports get splashed in the social media and there’s a lot in stake in terms of tarnished reputations and emotive claims made. At times it’s the price of having fame and wealth.
It can be convincingly argued that famous stars (cricketers are in the firing line what with the domestic problems being faced by Shami and Shikar) are soft targets and find it tough to publicly retaliate given their status and also political or business affiliations they have, that may affect their image !
As per reports, Team India’s sought after all-rounder refuted the allegations leveled by his father, who reportedly accused the cricketer’s wife of creating differences in the family. He called his father’s interview with a daily “scripted” and has said it was an attempt to “tarnish” his wife image !
Again reportedly, the father had been interviewed by a local paper in which he said he has ‘no relation whatsoever with his son or his wife’. While the saga unfolding with a celebrated and popular star-cricketer is unfortunate, the fact remains that he has risen from humble beginnings and family does play a role in successful careers of achievers. Moving on and forgetting the past may be sad and not reflect well on him.
Today, this story would look quite commonplace if he was just an ordinary working person without any big credentials. The joint family structure has been slowly falling apart with the nuclear set-up and unfettered freedom in life that young folks aim for & has now become standard practice, with the seniors mostly adjusting to it all ! When it’s in the public domain, there are strings and emotive elements involved. The star player must face it well !
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