'Did You Just Compare Father of the Nation to a Cricketer?' Fans React as Delhi Capitals Use 'Bapu' Axar Patel's Pic With Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi Jayanti 2025 Post
Considering Mahatma Gandhi was called 'bapu' as he was the father of the nation, fans deduced Delhi Capitals' post being a joke on the 'bapu' name.
India celebrated the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on October 02, 2025. Mahatma Gandhi's birthday is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti in India and on the day, the nation remembers the contributions he made in making India the nation that it is today. On Gandhi Jayanti, IPL franchise Delhi Capitals shared a post where they wished fans with a poster of Mahatma Gandhi and a picture of captain Axar Patel together. Axar Patel gets called by the nickname 'bapu' by some of his teammates and the name has went viral on social media. Considering Mahatma Gandhi was called 'bapu' as he was the father of the nation, fans deduced Delhi Capitals' post being a joke on the 'bapu' name. Fans were enraged and they took to social media to share their reaction. Gandhi Jayanti 2025: Sachin Tendulkar Visits Mahatma Gandhi's Statue in Irving, Pens Heartfelt Note Remembering Father of Nation.
Delhi Capitals' Post On Gandhi Jayanti
Honouring the Father of the Nation, whose values continue to inspire us 💙❤️
Happy Gandhi Jayanti 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/7UEZwTh76X
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) October 2, 2025
'Did You Just Compare Father of the Nation to A Cricketer'
Did you just compare the father of the nation to a cricketer
— Dimpalcoholic (@bringback2017) October 2, 2025
'Goddamn'
Goddamn clown franchise https://t.co/MaAllltkpe
— Chinmay କବି 🇮🇳💙 (@ChinuKabi) October 2, 2025
'Nonsense'
Having Axar Patel foreground the picture of Bapu is complete nonsense. Don't reduce a global icon to an ordinary person. One needs to be careful with images as they leave imprints on the mind.
— Sab Changa Si (सरफरोशी की तमन्ना अब दिल में है) (@philpjg) October 3, 2025
'Unserious'
never beating unserious franchise allegations 😭
— Bleed Blue (@CricCrazyVeena) October 2, 2025
'Shameful'
Shameful.
— Jyotirmay Das (@dasjy0tirmay) October 2, 2025
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