The Union IT Ministry has summoned executives of Wikipedia after cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s page on the online encyclopedia was edited following the match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. The edit said he was linked to a Sikh separatist movement, a government source said on Monday.
Arshdeep has incurred the wrath of many social media users since Sunday when he dropped a simple catch in the closing stages of the tense India-Pakistan match.
Singh's Wikipedia page on Sunday said the Sikh cricketer, born in Punjab, had been selected to play for Khalistan, referring to the independent Sikh state sought by some groups but which does not exist. The Wikipedia page has since been rectified since.
