Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed's harsh criticism and fat-shaming of Team India captain Rohit Sharma has drawn a backlash on social media.

Mohamed's comments came after Sharma was dismissed at 15 runs during a match with New Zealand at the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday.

Shama Mohamed criticised Rohit Sharma's fitness on X, stating he needs to lose weight. After backlash, she claimed her tweet was generic and not body-shaming, while Congress distanced itself from her remarks,

Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed, whose criticism of "fat" Team India skipper Rohit Sharma triggered outrage, clarified on Monday that her remark was "generic" while asking "what is wrong in saying?

Shehzad Poonawalla slammed the Congress, saying that those who lost 90 elections under Rahul Gandhi's leadership have no ground to call Rohit “unimpressive'.