A few days before, it was announced that cricketer Suresh Raina would not take part in the upcoming season of IPL which is to be held in UAE. The management of Chennai Super Kings stated that Suresh Raina has returned to India for personal reasons and assured that the team will stand by him during this testing time. There were a lot of reports stating that Raina’s uncle was brutally murdered by a few unidentified strangers at Pathankot in Punjab and the news created a huge buzz on the internet.
Earlier this morning (September 1), Raina for the first time opened up about the incident and he was completely dejected by the attack. He mentioned that his uncle and cousin passed away after the attack and added that his aunt is on life support. He tweeted, “What happened to my family is Punjab was beyond horrible. My uncle was slaughtered to death, my bua & both my cousins had sever injuries. Unfortunately my cousin also passed away last night after battling for life for days. My bua is still very very critical & is on life support. Till date we don’t know what exactly had happened that night & who did this. I request @PunjabPoliceInd to look into this matter. We at least deserve to know who did this heinous act to them. Those criminals should not be spared to commit more crimes. @capt_amarinder @CMOPb”.
The fans were truly taken aback after hearing about this incident and it has sent shock waves across the country. A lot of well wishers have voiced their support to Raina on this issue and the entire social media is abuzz about it.
Having said that, Suriya has now extended his support to the former Indian cricketer through a tweet. Suriya expressed his condolences to Raina and said that the criminals behind this incident should be punished. “My deepest condolences dear @ImRaina we all shoulder your grief! Let the heartless criminals be summoned to justice!! @CMOPb @capt_amarinder @PunjabPoliceInd My prayers for strength and peace.”, tweeted Suriya. It can be noted that Suriya and Suresh Raina share a very good rapport and the duo have shared their love for each other in previous instances as well. Let us hope that Suresh Raina and his family finds proper justice with the help of the Punjab Police department. Check out Suriya's tweet below:
My deepest condolences dear @ImRaina we all shoulder your grief! Let the heartless criminals be summoned to justice!! @CMOPb @capt_amarinder @PunjabPoliceInd My prayers for strength and peace. https://t.co/y3SeQJpMEO
— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) September 1, 2020