Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday said Indian cricketers criss-crossing the country to play the ongoing IPL should be allowed to cast their votes in the upcoming general election at cities where they might be when polling is held in their respective constituencies.
Ashwin’s request came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi tagged several sports personalities including him, Shikhar Dhawan, Dipa Karmakar, Hima Das and Sakshi Malik on Twitter, urging them to create awareness for higher voting.
“I would also like to request you @narendramodi sir to enable every cricketer playing in the IPL to be allowed to cast their votes from whichever place they find themselves at,” Ashwin wrote in response to the tweet. The Indian cricketers participating in the league may not be in their home towns to exercise their franchise.