IPL Row: Who will bell the cat ?

Cricket weathers storms again

Defiant Lalit Modi challenging the BCCI over the IPL Chairmanship hasn't surprised many. It has become a different ball game for ever. 'Cash, lies  and IPL' this is how a 24X7 channel has lampooned this entire episode of events. What lies beneath Modi's arrogance ? Is it the sheer political clout that he enjoys with the rapport of NCP leader Sharad Pawar, or is it his not so infamous links with the 'D Company' or is it the murky details of others involved. Time will definitely be shy to reveal those details.

I-T Officials raiding Modi's Office 
Like the latino's obsession with soccer, cricket is our passionate blood. A colonial residue to many critics. Indeed it has become part of the popular culture of Neo-colonial Indian mindset bogged by the narcotization of media. Earlier it was Mumbai Cinema which was the channel for all the illicit monetary transactions. It continued till the early 90's. Thereafter it has been gradually shifting to cricket. And IPL has become the marriage of that past and present. A cocktail to suit all the monsters and masters. 

It was natural that an Imperial trained UN bureaucrat turned politician with the glamour of letters got attracted to this honey. But he could not get along with the seasoned players of the game. And there comes the exit of Mr.Shashi Tharoor, the Powerless back in Thiruvanathapuram. But the unholy alliances continues unabated despite the sacrifice of him. The ongoing I-T investigations may go down with the dust and the furore. As long as the foreign funds and underworld play relentless in this wicket, it is for sure that this pitch will weather storms of this kind.

Gokul B.Alex
'clarity is rhythm'
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4 comments:

  1. SambathApril 26, 2010 at 5:00 PM

    Gokul,Nice articles..
    With respect to this article,i have a quick question man..What do you mean by foreign funding in IPL? Does that mean underworld dons from our neigbouring countries investing in IPL or some big shots of foreign countries?
    As far as i know,all politicians,tainted businessmen and actors are trying to convert their black money to white money thro' IPL.
    I dont see any foreign funding in this game.

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  2. Gokul AlexApril 26, 2010 at 11:25 PM

    Dear Ramana,
    Thanks for the comment. The massive amount of money funneled into IPL involves the alliances between underworld and anti-national elements from foreign countries. So it is not a game of internal corruption alone. Please reply if you have further questions.

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  3. SambathApril 27, 2010 at 4:51 PM

    Hi da Gokul,this is sambath..I dont why my name is being as shown as Ramana (Sorry abt that).
    First of all let me salute for your efforts in writing this article.You are doing a fantastic job.Well,ppl like you dont need any motivation from a reader like..i know u r self-motivated.
    Coming to the discussion,say for example Mumbai Indians.Reliance is the fanchisee for this team.Do you think some underworld don would have share in this? Take another team Chennai Super Kings.This is owned by India Cements,well known corporate from Chennai,Similarly Delhi team is owned by GMR,Hyderabad is by Deccan Chronicle.

    Do you think all these team owners have link with underworld Don?
    If so,can you please justify me?
    I want to talk more on this topic based on your reply.

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  4. Gokul B AlexApril 28, 2010 at 8:42 AM

    Dear Sambath,

    Glad to know that it was you. The money being channeled into the franchises are by Companies and enterprises, I agree to that fact. But beyond that this entire cluster involves other activities beneath the screen, some alleges even match fixing here. And in these areas black money from internal and external agencies play a major role. I guess, we can continue the discussion from here.

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