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Ravichandran Ashwin has responded strongly to a casteist remark on his post congratulating actor-turned-politician Vijay's win in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections. A netizen responded to the post labelling Ashwin as a 'Brahim who was afraid of Dravidian rule'. The former India spinner did not hold back, saying he wanted to live until people did not talk about caste or lineage.

Ravichandran Ashwin has responded strongly to a casteist remark on his post congratulating actor-turned-politician Vijay's win in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections. A netizen responded to the post labelling Ashwin as a 'Brahim who was afraid of Dravidian rule'. The former India spinner did not hold back, saying he wanted to live until people did not talk about caste or lineage.

"Have said it once, i will say it again! Who i was born to wasn’t my choice, thankfully I was born to parents that are beyond great. Leadership is feeling empathetic towards another person’s struggles and enabling growth beyond barriers & that’s what my parents & teachers have taught me. I want to live till the day, we stop talking about lineage or caste," Ashwin wrote in an X post.

Ashwin's hits back at casteist remark

Ashwin went on to underline what leadership means to him, describing it as empathy towards others’ struggles and the ability to help people grow beyond barriers. He added that these principles shaped his outlook on life, reinforcing his belief in equality over identity-based divisions.