MUMBAI/MANCHESTER (Reuters) - Some opposition politicians on Wednesday slammed the Indian national cricket team's new orange jerseys, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's right-wing Hindu nationalist party of pushing its trademark saffron hue on the team.
"For the past five years, the Modi-led government is trying to saffronise each and every thing. Be it sports, cultural activities or anything for that matter," said Congress lawmaker Arif Naseem Khan, according to Reuters partner ANI.
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