As cricket fans across the subcontinent gear up for what promises to be a blockbuster Asia Cup 2025 final between India and Pakistan this Sunday, the build-up to the clash has taken a political turn in Maharashtra. Shiv Sena (UBT) president and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called for a boycott of the high-voltage final, citing the ongoing crisis faced by flood-hit farmers in the state and a broader question of national priorities.

In a strongly worded appeal, Thackeray urged the sponsors and advertisers of the much-anticipated India-Pakistan final to withdraw support, questioning the optics of engaging in cricketing ties with a country that “continues to support terrorism” while Indian voices of innovation like Sonam Wangchuk are allegedly being silenced under harsh legal me

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