New Delhi [India] : Renowned sports broadcaster and wife of India’s pace ace Jasprit Bumrah, Sanjana Ganesan, has fiercely defended her one-and-a-half-year-old son, Angad, after a viral social media clip subjected him to unwarranted trolling during the Mumbai Indians’ clash against Lucknow Super Giants in the ongoing 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The incident involved a short video from the Wankhede Stadium where Angad showed no particular reaction even as the crowd erupted in cheers following Bumrah’s brilliant four-wicket haul. The clip quickly went viral, with some users unfairly speculating about Angad’s demeanor and even irresponsibly using terms like “depression” to describe a toddler’s normal behavior.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, Sanjana wrote a strongly worded post: “Our son is NOT a topic for your entertainment.”
She emphasized that she and Bumrah intentionally keep Angad away from social media to protect him from its toxicity. “The Internet is a despicable, vile place to be,” Sanjana noted, explaining that their only reason for bringing Angad to the stadium was to support Bumrah, not to make him public content.
Addressing the viral clip, she urged people not to judge a child based on three seconds of footage. “We have no interest in our son being viral Internet content or national news,” she stressed.
Sanjana also condemned the casual and reckless use of terms related to mental health when referring to a baby, saying, “Throwing around words like trauma and depression in reference to a baby says so much about who we’re becoming as a community and it’s honestly really sad.”
In her concluding remarks, she called for kindness and restraint in the online space: “You know NOTHING about our son, nothing about our lives and I request you to keep your opinions online true to that. A little honesty and a little kindness goes a long way in today’s world.”
The incident has sparked a broader conversation about respecting the privacy of children, especially those in the public eye, and maintaining sensitivity while using social media.