Shama Mohammed is a Congress Spokesperson who told “Rohit Sharma is fat and impressive as on Indian Cricket Team”. The post has been deleted by Shama Mohammed after Controversies and social media trends in the related topic.
Before entering into politics shama has worked as journalist before joining Indian National Congress. Apart from this she is also a Dentist who has completed his graduation in Bachelor of Dental Science from yenepoya University Manglore.
Shama Mohamed attacked Rohit Sharma in a since-deleted post on X, describing him as “fat for a captain” and among India’s most “unimpressive” captains. She received criticism for her comments from her own party, which called on her to take down the post.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), her party’s political adversary, also took advantage of the occasion to reply, casting doubt on Rahul Gandhi’s leadership, which has seen the Congress lose several elections.
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Who is Shama Mohammed?
Shama Mohammed is a National Spokesperson of Indian National Congress. Apart from her political Career she is also a Dentist and a journalist.
She is from Kannur District Kerala. After Completing his primary education from an Indian School in Kuwait. In 1990 she completed her graduation from yenepoya University of Mangalore in Bachelor of Dental Science.
She has Worked as a journalist in Zee TV for a long period. In 2015 she joined Indian National Congress but before this she is a passionate advocate advocate of women’s rights and universal education [5] Infrastructure, population management, primary healthcare, and the predicament of manual scavengers in India. She is married and has two children.
Political Career
She joined the Indian National Congress’s national media panel in December 2018. She was named the All India Congress Committee’s national spokesman in July 2015. She has appeared in the seats of Taliparamba and Kannur. The current announcement by the government to control digital news sites, she claimed, is an attempt to censor all social media platforms, including digital news platforms.
Her Controversial Statements
Shama Mohamed faced criticism in March 2025 for posting against Indian captain Rohit Sharma on X, formerly known as Twitter. When her party spokesperson, Pawan Khera, requested her to remove the tweet, she did so. She referred to Rohit Sharma as “the most unimpressive” captain of the nation and said he was physically unfit for the position.
Shama Mohamed persisted in defending her tweet despite the fact that it had been removed. “I included a statement when I contrasted him with former captains. I’m entitled. She asked, “What’s wrong with Saying?”
She described Sharma as a “mediocre” player and skipper in another article, drawing comparisons to previous Indian cricket team captains. When compared to his predecessors, what makes him so exceptional? She claimed that he was fortunate to be the captain of India despite being a bad player and captain.
Political Reaction
Her remarks caused a great deal of political trouble for her party in addition to offending the cricket star’s supporters. In response to her remarks, BJP spokeswoman Shehzad Poonawalla made fun of Rahul Gandhi. “Those who have lost 90 elections under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership are calling Rohit Sharma’s leadership unimpressive!” he exclaimed.
Shama Mohamed’s own party (Indian National Congress) corrected her for her comments and urged her to use additional caution going forward.
Congress leader Pawan Khera claimed that the party had requested her to remove her posts and that her remarks did not represent the party’s official position.
Shama defended her remarks even after removing the posts, claiming that she was making a generalization and had no intention of “body-shaming” Rohit Sharma.
It was a general tweet concerning a sportsperson’s level of fitness. No one was being body-shamed. I just tweeted about it since I always thought a sportsman should be in shape and I thought he was a little overweight. She told news agency ANI, “I was attacked without cause.
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