As anticipated, the political masters of Pakistan have finally directed its national cricket team to lift the boycott and play India on 15 February, 2026, as scheduled in Colombo . The Masters must've thought the money at stake is too lucrative to continue indulging in such kind of grumpy politics. Of course, they had imposed some pre-conditions that included making the 'handshake' a mandatory protocol, but the ICC looked the other way. So, the PCB takes it as protecting the 'spirit of cricket'. The Indian cricket board , the sponsors, the TV channels and millions of fans who do not necessarily mix patriotism with sports, if it's cricket in particular, must be deliriously ecstatic that all the revenues and hype and excitement shall be there for harvest thr oughout the ICC Men's T20 World Cup-2026 , co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka . Most of the Indians fans must also be ecstatic to have their heroes go on vanquishing the enemy neighbor and humiliating t...
Anna Hazare, as expected and in tremendous anticipation (knowingly?), is going ahead with his one-day strike in the Indian capital tomorrow. The opposition parties would again join gleefully to continue opposing the Government for an issue they only never allowed to be discussed and debated upon.
I am privileged to overhear a discussion between two commoners today at a public place. One of them middle-aged and the other in prime youth. First the elder one commented on Anna Hazare traveling in luxurious cars. He said,'Why at all? Why should he go for all the comforts while attacking others for corruption and opulence?' Then he made such an epic comparison that I was taken aback. That was so real and revealing! "You see, nowadays you should never ask for comforts. If I ask my wife or my younger brother to give me a glass of water she or he says, ' You get it yourself, man! You know it's there only!'"
Vigorously nodding agreement the young man commented on a related issue, 'That day have you heard Pranab Mukherjee's speech in Parliament? ...He talked so much sense and hard economics. But still the opposition parties kept on shouting. These opposition parties just go on opposing for the sake of opposing!'
Well, even Anna recently opposed the retail Foreign Direct Investment! How much of economics he understands is anybody's guess!
One this becomes clear from such conversations--the common man should not be taken for granted. Let it be Team Anna, the opposition political parties or the governments.
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