Not captain, just goalie: Indian goalkeeper Amrinder Singh in spotlight amid Punjab Congress crisis

Indian football team’s goalkeeper Amrinder Singh tweeted on Thursday asking news media and journalists to stop confusing him with his namesake, former Punjab Chief Minister. The Congress politician, Captain Amarinder Singh, has been in the news following his fallout with senior state leaders and resignation from the post. 

“Dear News Media, Journalists, I am Amrinder Singh, Goalkeeper of Indian Football Team ?? and not the Former Chief Minister of the State Punjab ?? Please stop tagging me,” goalkeeper Amrinder Singh tweeted. 

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The Punjab leader replied to his tweet saying, “I empathise with you, my young friend. Good luck for your games ahead.”

One might notice, there is a slight difference in the spelling of both the names. 

Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh’s future has been a subject of speculation. While, Singh did say that he felt “humiliated” after the resignation, adding that Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are “inexperienced”, he is yet to make an official statement. As per NDTV reports, Singh plans to leave the Congress but he will not join the BJP. 

Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the latter’s residence on Wednesday. The meeting assumes significance as he had claimed that he had not quit politics and would fight till the end.

As regards his political future, Singh had said there were several options before him.

The veteran Congress leader also slammed Navjot Singh Sidhu, who quit as the Punjab Congress chief on Tuesday. 

Amid all the rapid developments in Punjab and Delhi, going by goalkeeper Amrinder Singh’s statement, media houses and journalists confused him for the former CM. 

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Twitter users reacted to the football player’s post. “Imagine the confusion, if you were the captain of the team at the moment. Captain Amrinder Singh,” one wrote. 

“Indian media lives upto its reputation. Unless ‘news’ is fed to them on a platter by their real paymasters they refuse to to do any due diligence,” another one added.

Amrinder Singh, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian national team and ATK Mohun Bagan FC.