Shiv Sena threatens Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar

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AFP
Shiv Sena threatens Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar
MUMBAI: Hardline Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena has threatened Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar to leave Indian.

Shiv Sena has threatened Dar to stop him from officiating the fifth ODI between India and South Africa to be played in Mumbai.

Earlier, activists from Shiv Sena stormed the headquarters of the Indian cricket board in Mumbai. The act by the hardline Hindu nationalist party led to the meeting between Indian cricket officials and their Pakistani counterparts to revive cricketing ties between the two countries being cancelled.

Read: Shiv Sena storm BCCI headquarters

According to Indian media reports, between 40 and 50 Shiv Sena activists barged into the BBCI head-office at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, shouting slogans against Pakistan and carrying placards saying "Shahryar Khan waapis jao (Shahryar Khan, Go Back)".