Malayalis regret trolling Sharapova for not knowing Sachin Tendulkar

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova’s social media accounts are being flooded with apologies by Malayalis for having trolled her for her earlier statement that she did not know cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.

This comes after Tendulkar's stand against foreign celebrities commenting on farmers’ agitation.

Tendulkar posted the other day that India’s sovereignty cannot be compromised. External forces can be spectators but not participants. Indians know India and should decide for India. Let's remain united as a nation, he tweeted.

Irked by this, a section of Malayali social media trolls are now tendering an apology to Sharapova for having ridiculed her earlier for her statement that she did not know Tendulkar. Many posts are in typical Malayalam tendering apology. Many said that it was better that she did not know Tendulkar.

In 2014, Sharapova had said she did not know who Tendulkar was. It then triggered strong resentment from the Tendulkar fans. Malayali trolls had then widely trolled Sharapova.