Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Rishabh Pant's Midnight Land Appeal to Uttarakhand CM Goes Viral
Rishabh Pant is a famous cricket player from India.
He is 28 years old and was born in Roorkee, a town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
He lives in Delhi, India's capital city.
Pant wants to move back to his home state.
He has been trying to buy a piece of land there for three years but has not been able to.
So he wrote a public message on X, a social media app, to the leader of Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
He asked the Chief Minister to help him get land.
He said he wants to live with his people, who are called Pahadi.
He also said he wants to help build and improve Uttarakhand.
Many people saw his message, and it became very popular online.
Rishabh Pant posted a midnight appeal on X asking Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for help with land acquisition.
The 28-year-old India wicketkeeper said he has been trying to buy land in Uttarakhand for three years without success.
Pant said he wants to shift his base from Delhi to his native Uttarakhand and build his first home there.
He made the appeal while in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where India is playing a three-day practice match on the tour.
Pant said he wants to return to his 'Pahadi people' and help build Uttarakhand; the appeal quickly went viral.
- Who
- Rishabh Pant, the 28-year-old India wicketkeeper-batter, and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, to whom the appeal was addressed.
- What
- A midnight public appeal on X asking for help with land acquisition so Pant can shift his base from Delhi to Uttarakhand.
- When
- Saturday night, in a post shared at 12:46 am, during India's tour of Sri Lanka.
- Where
- Posted on X from Colombo, Sri Lanka, concerning land in Uttarakhand, India.
- Why
- Pant said he wants to build his first home in his native state, return to his 'Pahadi people,' and contribute to Uttarakhand's development.
- Subject
- Rishabh Pant, 28-year-old India wicketkeeper-batter
- Appeal target
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
- Platform
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Request
- Help with land acquisition in Uttarakhand
- Current base
- Delhi
- Time spent searching for land
- 3 years
- Post time
- 12:46 am
- Location during post
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
