Congress leader Shama Mohamed supported cricketer Mohammad Shami’s decision to forgo fasting while traveling and playing during Ramadan. She said, “...In Islam, there is a very important thing during Ramzan. When we are travelling, we don`t need to fast (Roza), so Mohammed Shami is travelling and he`s not at his own place. He`s playing a sport where he can be very thirsty. Nobody insists that when you`re playing a sport, you have to fast...It is your deeds which are very important. It (Islam) is a very scientific religion...”