IPL was never meant to be played on the field. By its very genetics, the real action was to happen beyond, in players’ dug-outs, platforms of cheerleaders, pavilion, parties, parleys etc. The short matches are also dwarfed by the tedious build-ups and extended post-match celebs. Cricket is incidental; it could very well have been Dhoni or Gayle playing marbles!
The hidden ‘Hand’-book
‘Is it in the CBI manual?’ queried the SC when told that it was perfectly normal for the investigative agency’s head to consult his political bosses. With due respect to the honourable court, we wish to place on record here that, notwithstanding whatever is in the CBI manual, which incidentally can be known only after a CBI enquiry and which report has to be vetted by the law minister, the SC must have actually called for the UPA manual.
‘Corruption’ eva jayate!
Indians’ mock war on corruption crossed yet another murky milestone in its jinxed journey to Destination Nowhere. With Karnataka voters at once rejecting, retaining and ratifying it, corruption has again turned out to be poll-proof and quite resilient. And has the advantage of arithmetic too. The familiar There Is No Alternative (TINA) argument also falls flat what with the corrupt getting positive votes. I get this gloomy feeling that there might afterall be a bright future for MSingh!
Law under trial
So once again, we have a situation were the buck is stopped at a stonewall that cannot be breached! The only comfort now is that the hapless janta of the nation are in the company of honourable Judges themselves. Both are clueless and curious over what is more scandalous: the various scams that dog the day or the sham investigations into them! Hear the SC Judge’s lament: ‘…if a shoddy job is done at the lower rung, then we call upon the CBI, but if the CBI itself is seen to be doing a shoddy job and is being partial then what do we do?…’
