In subcontinent, Cricket and glamour have always been inseparable; in the new millennium, proximity between cricket and politics seems to ever increasing. Cricket crisis takes the political hues in no time, thanks to common sense our politicians. Cricket administrators are also found proclaiming political foul play whenever things do not go quite there way. When the common mass feel dejected over the IPL’s moving to a foreign land, the BJP has started fanning the public’s hurt sentiment through a planned propaganda.

On the vertex of mad angle of political conspiracy is BJP’s Narendra Modi, who thrashes the government for its uncaring attitude toward national pride. Narendra Modi spits barb that it was absolutely callous on the part of the government to kneel down before the terrorist threats and by taking out India’s gala event from Indian shores, Indian government only sent across the wrong message to international community that India is not a safe country relegating her to a rogue state as Pakistan. Can a government that fails to provide security to 11 players, be trusted with the security of 111 crore of people of India, asks the controversial chief minister of Gujrat. However, Congress too was quick to hit back; Gujrat Cricket Association President Narhari Amin, who is a congress leader too, says that it was Modi himself, who refused to allow any IPL match in Gujrat in April.

The Maharashtra government’s flip-flopping attitude over the tournament also sprinkled spices to the conspiracy theories.  Many viewed Maharashtra CM’s statement yesterday that the state lacked the infrastructure to provide security for the tournament as Congress’s way of cracking the BCCI’s tough nut Sharad Pawar, who, as the leader of NCP, has been giving Congress some tough times in the recent past.

It is all apparent that the states ruled by NDA government were more open to the conducting of matches than their counterparts ruled by the congress government. In case the calamity strikes, it will be the congress that would suffer the election blow in most and that is what makes them take a firmer stand on the security issues relating to hosting Twenty-20 game. Another theory however professes that it is the price paid for the decision to ban political advertising from stadiums and television commercials. The range of speculation also goes as far as labeling the decision of taking the upcoming cricket tournament offshore as IPL organizers’ ploy to pressurize the government, who might change their firm stand under public pressure and provides necessary support for holding the tournament according to the schedule.

Whatever may be the outcome of the political brawl, it is the Indian people who would be the real gainer if Indian Premier League happens in India. After all, nothing other than IPL - the first international sporting brand developed by India - gives us the better opportunity for reaffirming the critical line of contrast that exists between India and nations like Pakistan.  

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