Monday, January 25, 2010

When lispers and bimbos take over

The temerity with which IPL organisers question the legitimacy of Indian State disturbs me. Last year they sought precedence for their fixture over elections to Indian Parliament, and went their way. This year, they dirtied the Indo-Pakistan diplomatic waters, already muddied.

Arguments that there are visa concerns, and that IPL is a commercial activity, are specious at best, highhandedness at worst. These are easily verifiable and obvious stuff which even a Preity Zinta can check. If they deliberately chose to play mischief, then it is not something that Indian State can allow to pass off lightly

Who gave Shilpa Shetty the right to speak for Indian nation and its diplomatic policy? Why should bimbos rush to areas where brainy people tread with caution? By this Pyrrhic victory, who did they strengthen, the voices inimical to India or those who seek peace with India? Now we hear that Pak is planning to ban Bollywood. If they do, I will say it’s fair. At least they are transparent and decent.

Henry Kissinger infamously said 'the Indians are bastards anyway'. Modi and Co may do well to get this words etched on a silver plate, made it into a shield and kept at BCCI office. And take the full credit for it.
Georges Clemenceau, French Prime Minister when WW-I started, said it for all of us: ‘War is too serious a business to be left to the generals.”
Between India and Pakistan, cricket is war.