Fans are trending #Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings as CSK buys Sri Lankan cricketer Maheesh Theekshana. Here’s WHY

The 2022 IPL mega auction has just concluded with 10 franchises spending lavishly Rs 551.7 crore on 204 players, including 67 overseas, over two days. However, fans are not happy with the Chennai Super Kings for buying a particular player.

The CSK who has come under the fire for not buying Suresh Raina, is now facing the ire of social media for buying Sri Lankan spin sensation Maheesh Theekshana who is also called 'new Ajantha Mendis'.

Fans are unhappy with the MS Dhoni team for buying Maheesh Theekshana who is also part of the Sir Lankan army. Twitter users are criticising the 'Men In Yellow' for buying a 'Sinhala' player whose army were involved in the massacre of the Tamils and trending # Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings.

Fans also outlined that former chief minister of Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa had banned Lankan players from Chennai IPL to avert offending Tamil sentiments.

One fan wrote, “Don't try to normalise Tamil Genocide in Sri Lanka. Remove this Sinhalese player from CSK team.”

Another fan wrote, “Pakistanis are banned from IPL cause they are (north) India’s enemies”. but Tamil’s enemies the SL state uses these sports to whitewash its crimes in international stage, and idiots don’t care! Now taking in a player even inside CSK! While no Tamils”

“Hands stained with Tamils blood coming here to bowl,” another user wrote.

Check out some more reactions:

Maheesh Theekshana should be boycotted as the genocidal Sri Lankan government uses its sports players & artists to revamp their war criminal image.

No 1 who represents a genocidal army shld rep. a sports team, that too in a Tamil land.#Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/RjXpYhgM4e

— ???????? (@iThamizhi) February 14, 2022

We Tamils ??do not oppose Maheesh Theekshana just bcz he is a Sinhalese.The key reason for our protest is that he was from an army brigade that acted very brutally and massacred Tamils ??in Sri Lanka @CskIPLTeam #Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings #BanSLplayersInIPL #JusticeForTamilEelam pic.twitter.com/xG8WU8GmJu

— ?????? ?????? (@msumeshkumar) February 14, 2022

When you understand Pak players not being allowed in IPL,
You should also understand Tamils not wanting SriLankan players in Tamil Nadu.
#Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings#Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings pic.twitter.com/rVBUphNGbL

— ??????? ?????? (@KomaliMan) February 14, 2022

Change the Player or Change the name of the team @ChennaiIPL

Tamils won't accept & allow a Srilankan Ex Army person to play in their capital city named team.#Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings pic.twitter.com/RV5gJTjKiH

— ???????? ??????????? (@Vigneshcviky) February 14, 2022

Via @mindgage : There are reasons she rates better than Karunanidhi for me.
Will these Dravidian stocks respect Tamil sentiments and ban SL players & officials outiright?
Ms. Jayalalitha sucessfully did it for years. #Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings pic.twitter.com/hfLwUsHRfS #stocks

— John Brisby (@JohnBrisby3) February 15, 2022