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North Korea condemns flag, Kim photo burning in South
Seoul, Jan 23 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday criticized the burning of its national flag and photos of its leader Kim Jong-un during a protest rally against its planned participation in the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.
In an article published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Pyongyang accused South Korean conservatives of unscrupulously “letting out reckless remarks chilling the hardly-won atmosphere of improved inter-Korean relations”.
The article also accused leaders of the far-right Korean Patriots Party of leading these acts that it described as “unforgivable atrocities”, Efe news reported.
It also dismissed the accusations that the North agreed to participate in the Games to buy itself time to complete its nuclear programme, disrupt the South Korea-US alliance and find a way out of UN imposed economic sanctions.
South Korea’s presidential office on Tuesday also released a statement seeking public support for North Korea’s participation in the PyeongChang Games and reiterated President Moon Jae-in’s position that it will bring about stability and peace on the Korean peninsula.
The statement urged that the North’s delegation for the Games, which are scheduled to begin on February 9, be welcomed warmly into the country.
Tension between North and South Korea — which have technically remained at war for more than 65 years — have escalated over the last two years owing to repeated weapons tests by North Korea.
–IANS
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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