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'Yes I Am Dark,' Ex-India Spinner's Reply To Racist Comment Takes Internet By Storm

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LSK countered the trolls in style [X.com]LSK countered the trolls in style [X.com]

Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, on Monday evening, ferociously called out a racist comment on him by an X (Twitter) user. 

The ex-cricketer had posted a picture with an elephant while celebrating the 50th anniversary of Ayyapan Temple in Mahalingapuram. 

A random Twitter user, taking undue advantage of the anonymity, commented, 

"Hi sir, that elephant is more visible at night than you." 

He strongly reacted to the racist comment, replying,

"Yes, I am dark. It's a temple festival and you people are so cheap."

The ex-India spinner has also been in the news recently for his comments on veteran cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin since the World Cup. 

He famously replied to a tweet, saying, "Tried calling him a few times for his 100th Test. Just cut off my call. Sent him a message no reply. Thats the respect we former cricketers get." 

Following the reply, Twitter users barraged him with criticism for his older tweets about Ashwin, calling him a selfish player and accusing him of being successful on doctored pitches at home. 

Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has been a habitual replier of random tweets, which hasn't been going well with the fans. Adding fuel to the fire, Ashwin recently took a dig at him through a quoted tweet. 

In his four-year stint with the Indian team, from 1983-1987, the retired spinner played nine Tests and 16 One Day Internationals, scalping 26 and 15 wickets, respectively. 

In his first-class and List A career for Tamil Nadu, he has 154 and 37 wickets to his name, while also scoring 1802 runs in the longer format.