IPL Vs Poll!! A Silly Controversy....

If one were to take a referendum in India as to whether the people want elections or IPL, I have little doubt our people, for most of whom cricket is a religion will opt for IPL. Our politicians have, over the years miserably failed to take the message of democracy to the electorate. They, the people of India are taking democracy and elections for granted. It is a sad state of affairs.

In no other country in the world, can you ever find such a silly controversy as this. Of course, the issue arose out of the need for security. Gone are the days when you can walk freely on the roads in broad daylight!!When you go to a theatre, Hyderabad haunts you. When you visit a five-star hotel, Mumbai haunts you. When you go to the Railway Station, Godhra or London frightens you. The list doesn’t end here. The terrorists have made every nook and corner of this globe, including our sweet homes, a dangerous place.

As for the media, especially the Television both will individually boost their TRP ratings. And, if they are held simultaneously, viewers can swap between cricket and polls. To the television viewers and the TV moguls, there cannot be a better opportunity!

And though officially BCCI, an apparently non-governmental body is organizing the IPL, teams are owned by corporate houses or stinking-rich film stars. It is out and out a commercial proposition. And they want the Government to provide security. They cite the Pakistan blasts in their support and argue that if we postpone the IPL, it will give out a wrong signal to the world, the international community will club India along with other countries of the region. And therefore, in order to ‘prove’ to the whole world that we are a terror-free society, we should have hold the IPL matches.

Aditya_J