Mansukh Mandaviya, the minister of sports, calls Rohit Sharma's "body shaming" controversy "outright pathetic."

The 'body shaming' controversy surrounding Rohit Sharma: Mandaviya called on political parties to appreciate athletes' efforts and refrain from interfering in their professional lives.

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya called Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed's recent comments regarding Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma's fitness "outright pathetic" on Monday.

Mandaviya expressed his dissatisfaction of Shama's remark about Sharma being "fat" and encouraged political parties to respect athletes' efforts and avoid interfering in their professional lives.