Heroes of IPL

On January 24, 2010, In Sports, By

In a symbolic act the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise owners did not bid for any of the Pakistani players. It was indeed a commendable act and deservers a round of applause from all citizens of India.

Unable to accept the growing reality of being citizens of a failed state the Pakistani government officials; cricketers & media launched a diatribe of insults against India.

Even though the Indian government made it clear that it had nothing to do with pakistani cricketers not finding favour with any Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, they are taking it as a national insult. The Indian government also wisely advised Islamabad to “introspect on the reasons which have put a strain on relations between India and Pakistan”.

Unfortunately the Pakistanis are unable to grasp the new reality. The federal sports minister is complaining about the “discriminatory treatment” meted out by the IPL. Some called the snub a “conspiracy” against Pakistani cricketers and said the “entire incident was pre-planned”. All blogs, forums and social networking sites are now full of anti India & anti hindu hate messages.

There is no cause whatsoever for the Pakistani government to question the workings of a private venture in India. They have to realize that IPL is a business venture and team owners were wary because the availability of Pakistani players could not be assured. One more terrorist attack like 22/11 and there will be severe visa restrictions on Pakistanis. Also the public mood will be against it.

To an average Indian citizen the reaction of Pakistani cricketers or fans is very surprising. The entire process of bidding involves a simple private purchasing decision taken in the best interest after evaluating all options. Tomorrow the Pakistanis will ask for representation in Bollywood filmfare award function, Delhi auto show and India International Trade Fair etc.

The solution for this imbroglio was that the PCB must its act together to launch a privatized franchise-model Twenty20 league within Pakistan too. Rather than behaving as glorified beggars and insisting in a share in neighbour’s property, it must get its act together.

However in the entire episode, the role of Indian media was utterly disgusting. They were plain stupid, irrational & anti-national. How can any Indian citizen forget the numerous attacks, bomb blasts & killings launched by terrorist based in Pakistan? Have the Pakistani government punished any of those involved in the heinous crimes committed by its citizens on India.

Or is it because a terrorist incident increases their TRP – that the Indian media is favouring Pakistan?

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Australia Down Under

On January 17, 2010, In Uncategorized, By

It has been a constant practise by developed nations to regularly reprimand developing or poor countries on issues such as human rights, religious freedom, state of minorities etc. Subsequently they manipulate several agencies like UN, World Bank and dictate terms to disperse funds or exert influence – by occupying a higher moral ground. How they treat migrants from other countries in their own society is a different story.

The shameless conduct of Australians against poor & defenceless Indian students is an eye opener. Australia has been unmasked as a racist nation. To make matters worse they are in a constant state of denial and like to believe that attacks are opportunistic rather than racially motivated.

Thousands of Indian students travel to Australia, among other countries to study. They spend lakhs of rupees on undertaking useless courses. It is very likely that young Indians go to Australia on student visa hoping to get themselves permanent residency and look forward to to be able to stay there forever. However their dreams crash land when they reach there. Since the cost of living is high they have to do unskilled jobs for long durations just to sustain themselves. There is no security or civil concern for these students and most of the schools are just interested in making money and exploiting them.

Attacks on Indians in Australia are continuing unabated. Repeated assaults on India have strained diplomatic ties between India and Australia. Latest amid a string of attacks on Indians in Australia, with 21-year-old Nitin Garg, who was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants.  Australia is in a state of denial on the racially motivated attacks against Indians and has failed to deal with the issue.

Indian government has again failed to protect its citizens. Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna has warned that continued violence against Indian students could damage relations and called for an immediate ‘corrective action’ by Australia. However the reactions from Australian establishment have been very irresponsible and are not taking the issue seriously.

It is time to take some action.
Few steps can be taken immediately, such as – issuing a travel ban on Australia. Boycotting Australian products. Not allowing cricket players in IPL may also have some effect as they stand to loose monetarily. If attacks on Indians continue unabated we may loose our dignity worldwide and will be treated just like slave labourers.

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