VVS

With the demise of Nawab of Pataudi on 22nd Sep.2011 India has lost one of the finest crickters. He was a marvellous cricketer started his cricketing career playing with one eye which is unparalled. He had a cricket legacy with his father Ifthikar Ali Pataudi playing both for England and India. Fortune had it he Captained India at a very young age of 21 when the then captain Nari Contractor was injured on the head by bouncer from Charles Griffith. From 1962 to 1975 he was a force to reckon with. He played 46 test of which he captained 40. Though he had very few good knocks and not a remarkable average in Tests his leadership qualities were unmatchable. He was a brilliant cover fielder. He had a good cricketing brain. After his retirement from active Cricket he was associated with a sports magazine as its Editor. Recently the India England series played in England was for Patudi Trophy. India has lost a great and proud cricketer.

Ajay Maken the sports minister has done a wonderful thing by bringing the sports bill that bars persons over 70 years of age from heading any sports body. Bringing the BCCI under RTI. As usual our politicians like Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel, Farooq Abdullah have blocked it in the Cabinet meeting. Now the bill will have to undergo amendments. The PM though in favour of the bill is helpless. Though our PM is helpless on the things that go round him he happily sticks to power. Never bothers to do anything about it.

Anna Hazare initially said that he will not give up his fast till the Jan lok pal bill is passed. The Govt. said no. Then he said that the PM and the Higher Judiciary should be covered. The Govt. has not heeded. Then he said the entire bureacracy should be brought under the purview of Lok pal bill. The Govt. said it will consider. Then Team Anna said the bill should be put to vote. But the Govt. did not put it to vote. Instead it appointed a standing committee. The Lok Sabha passed a resolution and forwarded the same to the standing committee. Eventhough none of his demands has been met Anna Hazare called of his fast. In India Corruption is supreme.

There was much hype about the movie. It was explosive and it was anti reservation. Some Govts. banned it. The director went to Court against the ban. I saw the movie at a Theatre in Coimbatore when I went there. Scores of police personnel were deployed in front of the theatre as earlier the Vidhuthalai Chiruthai Katchi activists had torn the screen in the Theatre. The first half of the movie was gripping and the later was a masala one. I think the director's initial social commitment has been overtaken by commercialism. On the whole a movie to watch.

Earlier it was Jyothimoy Dey the interprid journslist was murdered in front of his house and now it is Snehla Masood a RTI activist from Bhopal. With the Govts doing nothing the criminals are emboldened. Nothing seems to get solved. One incident is overtaken by another. The politicians are busy politiking, the police have forgotten to police the people are indifferent. It is sad for democracy.

Soon after Anna Hazare started to the fasting venue, he would taken into custody. Along with him Shathi Bhushan, Aravind Kejarwal and Kiran Bedi. Parliament has been adjourned as usual. What will be the result. The issue of corruption would take a back seat.Blame game would start. The present Govt. is insensitive and unresponsive to any issue. if an issue crops up it the Congress uses its mouthpieces like Jayanthi Natarajan, Singhvi, Manish Tiwari to side track the entire issue and dish out inane details about the opposition. Mumbai blasts are forgotten. Telengane issue is gone. Same way the anti corruption movement will go. The insensitive Govt. stays on

Team India has surrendered. They have been clueless against swing bowling. Their bowling has been very weak. They have surrendered without a fight. Among Sehwag, Sachin,Lakshman,and Dravid, only Dravid has shown his class. Others have failed. Sachin could not convert his good score to a match winning one. Age and fatigue are showing. The old guards can retire and a new Team India can be built.