Kashmiri Students Expelled for Rooting Against Indian Cricket Team

When India and Pakistan divided and became independent from the United Kingdom in 1947, the northern state of Kashmir immediately became a hotly contested source of conflict for the two fledgling nations

Fast forward 67 years, and Kashmir is still a sore spot between the two countries — even when it comes to cricket

More than 65 students, many of them Muslim, were expelled from their university, according to the Associated Press, and even briefly charged with sedition this week for rooting against India in a big match against Pakistan, The New York TImes reported Friday. The Kashmiri students attend — or used to attend — university in a different Indian state, Uttar Pradesh Read more…

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