Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison has responded to Michael Slater's tweets
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit India very badly in recent times. BCCI had already postponed Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore game as Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier were tested positive for the deadly virus.
In addition to that, the Delhi Capitals' experienced spinner Amit Mishra and Sunrisers Hyderabad's wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha have also tested positive of COVID-19.
After considering the ongoing situation, BCCI come up with an official confirmation on the Twitter handle and wrote "UPDATE: The Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in an emergency meeting has unanimously decided to postpone IPL 2021 season with immediate effect."
Coming to the point. the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison was not happy with the comments of former Australian opener Michael Slater who left the bio-bubble after witnessing the rising number of Covid-19 cases in India.
The conversation between the Australian Prime Minister and Micheal Slater on Twitter:
Michael Slater is well known for his swashbuckling abilities and had won the game for his side on many occasions. The 51-year-old has come up with a tweet about the Australian government and wrote "If our Government cared for the safety of Aussies they would allow us to get home.
It’s a disgrace!! Blood on your hands PM. How dare you treat us like this. How about you sort out quarantine system. I had government permission to work on the IPL but I now have government neglect."
If our Government cared for the safety of Aussies they would allow us to get home. It's a disgrace!! Blood on your hands PM. How dare you treat us like this. How about you sort out quarantine system. I had government permission to work on the IPL but I now have government neglect
— Michael Slater (@mj_slats) May 3, 2021
In his next tweet, Michael Slater captioned "And for those who think this is a money exercise. Well forget it. This is what I do for a living and I have not made a penny having left early. So please stop the abuse and think of the thousands dying in India each day. It’s called empathy. If only our government had some!"
And for those who think this is a money exercise. Well forget it. This is what I do for a living and I have not made a penny having left early. So please stop the abuse and think of the thousands dying in India each day. It's called empathy. If only our government had some!
— Michael Slater (@mj_slats) May 3, 2021
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The Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison was quick enough to respond to his tweet and said "No that is obviously absurd.
We have a temporary pause in place because we have seen a rapid escalation in the infection rate of people who have travelled out of India that is putting enormous pressure on our system and we need to ensure we can bring people safely home from India. It’s a pause to May 15. We’re reviewing it regularly."