R. Jagannathan in DNA:
“The only thing surprising about Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi‘s dramatic entry into cricket is that it came so late—in the eighth year of his reign. For a chief minister to covet the presidency of a state cricket association may sound like a comedown, but it’s not.
“Despite being a towering politician in his state, Modi has had only limited acceptability outside. Cricket, the only universally loved sport in India, is the obvious platform for a politician who wants wider recognition and a decent burial for his past.”
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Digital imaging: courtesy Ashish Bagchi
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Sharad Pawar’s political fortunes have been receding like the low tide since he dawned his cricket avataar.
Arun Jaitley seems to have slipped into oblivion in the dust of Jaswant, Jinah and electoral debacles. He continues at DDCA.
Vasundhra got bruised in the elections and was closely associated with Lalit Modi of IPL fame
Lalu Prasad is in Bihar Cricket Assoc but not in the railways.
Looks like cricket is bringing luck to politicians.
Considering what it does to politicians, I think it’s a bad move for Modi. Which is a good move for the rest of the country.
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No, I don’t think so.
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Kauser bi, Ishrat Jahan, Ehsan Jaffri, Sohrabuddin, Zahira Sheikh, Bilkis Bano …. the list on the bloodstained bat of the ugly Indian says it all. Seema Mustafa refers the man as ugly Indian. So I have adapted this name for the man as it suits him more than any other.
I agree with the Indian Homemaker. The ugly Indian will never make it. The blood stains could never be erased.
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Hope he will not ban cricket.
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Next we play a Cricket match Gujarat Ranji team v/s Pakistan team.
Like Table tennis politics this may also change for good! Modi will attend the first day of the match and will be introduced to all the players and he will shake hands with the Pakistan team, it will be a Great edition for the U – tube.
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