DISGRACE IN INDIAN CRICKET MANAGEMENT.

If I were in his place, I would not only resign as the chief of BCCI but I would also commit a suicide out of shame for what my son-in-law has done by taking advantage of my power and position. But Srinivassan the chief of BCCI like a shameless pimp still refusing to resign forthright by keeping all doors open for him to come back at an appropriate time, at a later date even though 2-3 colleagues of his out of shame have already resigned from BCCI.

Sticking up to their posts when they should resign owning moral responsibility is the forte of Indians. In the history of independent India owning moral responsibility for the Railway accident in early sixties as Railway minister Lal Bahadur Shastri resigned even though Nehru as premier pleaded with him not to. But Shastri was a man of calibre and of highest character. Srinivassan by owning the responsibility of the disaster of betting scandal created by his own son-in-law should have resigned gracefully.

Because of the ill doings of their immediate family members many of the leaders have suffered. Because of her younger son Sanjay Gandhi’s mischief Indira Gandhi suffered during emergency era. Because of the arrogance and cruelties of their sons, Saddam Hussein, Mohammed Ghadaffi and Husni Mubarak suffered. Similarly Srinivassan also became the victim of the ill doings of his son-in-law. But as a gentleman either he should have disowned his son-in-law the way Mahatma Ghandi disowned his son Hiralal or submitted his resignation on moral ground immediately following the arrest of his son-in-law. If he had to do this he would have been hailed in India and in the cricketing world as the most upright man and a saviour of gentlemen’s game Cricket.

The tactics and the mode followed by Srinivassan in the aftermath of his son-in-law’s betting scandal is not correct. He is following the path some corrupt Indian politicians are following to save their political chairs. By following this negative path Srinivassan shows that BCCI is his father’s property. This one man is taking Indian Cricket hostage for his own personal benefit.

When this destruction of Cricket goes on in India the important personalities and cricketing legends are watching as silent spectators. Where are the current and former great cricketers gone now? Why they cannot raise their voices in unison against Srinivassan who is inflicting heavy damage on Indian Cricket? Where are all the Gavaskars, Wadekars, Kapils, Tendulkars, Shastris and others gone now? Did their mouths lock by Srinivassan? When they speak, their voices carry weight.

When Boxer Mohammed Ali spoke against the arrogance of USA in fighting war in Vietnam, the impact of it was so great that finally forced USA to put an end to this ugly war. Similarly if all the Cricketing legends in India speaks against Srinivassan I am sure some concrete result will be produced.

Unfortunately, in today’s meeting held at Madras, in a dramatic fashion BCCI followed the wishes of Srinivassan and kept him aside for the time being instead of removing from his post. Earlier scandalous person Dalmiya was instead brought in to fill the gap created by Srinivassan. One crook is replaced by another crook.

From here one can make out how crazy Indians are for the power and position. It is a pity that such lust for power is penetrating in sports arena also, earlier it was confined to political arena only. We saw earlier how Indian sports has been destroyed by Suresh Kalmadi and his craze for power to his big chair. In this way, these crazy for power and position Indians will totally destroy sports in India.

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Kuwait.

AN INDISCIPLINED CHIEF SECRETARY.

By Aires Rodrigues

Discipline is vital to the success of any administration but Chief Secretary Mr. B. Vijayan who is heading the bureaucracy in Goa is not leading by example. Mr. Vijayan who came to Goa in Nov 2010 completed his two year tenure way back but has just refused to move out of Goa despite his transfer order having been issued. After having sent repeated reminders asking Mr. Vijayan to swiftly shift to Arunachal Pradesh, the Union Home Ministry has now reportedly issued him a show cause notice for having failed to comply with the directives.

My spy camera in the corridors of power has revealed that Mr. Vijayan who is due to retire in Sept next year is now contemplating taking VRS and is eyeing the post of State Chief Information Commissioner which will enable him make Goa his retirement nest for the next five years. Mr. Vijayan may succeed in this mission as he has obligingly been bending and bowing down to all the dictates of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar by signing on the dotted line.

WHERE ARE THEY GONE NOW?

Before BJP came to power in the last Goan election, Congress was ruling in Goa. The biggest loot of Goa was systematically conducted without any fear of anyone by these Congressmen. Almost all the Congress ministers were looting Goa, not only they but even their close and distant family members including their dogs and cats even. With the amount of looted money power flowing into their hands they could even go to the Moon for Honeymoon not with their wives but with their concubines because almost every Congress MLA and every Congress Minister was having a concubine; according to one source not one concubine but in dozens. These concubines were provided with lavish amenities to lead a very lavish life because looted money power was great into the hands of these politicians, it was easy money and not hard earned.

With the enormous amount of money power into the hands of these politicians, a few of them used to travel and visit Kuwait regularly, almost every second month either as Chief Guests for soccer final or for Tiatro or for annual dance organised by the Kuwait Goan Associations and soccer clubs. While coming to Kuwait they were not coming individually but in groups with their close relatives, friends and neighbours as well. According to my information these visitors used to spend lakhs of rupees for their Air tickets, boarding and lodging and for sponsoring the functions that they were coming to attend. This much of money an ordinary person cannot easily spend but these Goan politicians were spending such a big amount because almost everyone was on looting spree in Goa. They were looting Goa and Goans.

By being in Goa they used to sponsor the Shows and Events in Kuwait by spending their own money in lakhs which were looted from Goa. They did not feel the pain to earn this money because it was accumulated thru loot of Goa. It was easy money they collected from the blood of poor Goans by extorting bribes from them. I remember when we Kuwaitkars brought Churchill Alemao as a chief guest to the Tiatro in late eighties the expenses for his entire trip including Air Ticket and boarding and lodging was borne by the Kuwaitcars. But during the recent past when Congress was ruling Goa prior to the current BJP government came to power these politicians spent money like water for their visits to Kuwait. Some of them were even begging with Kuwaitcars to allow them to come on their own expenses to Kuwait as chief guests and our cheap Kuwaitcars were obliging them. Some of them while coming were bringing even their mistresses to have fun with them in Kuwait. This was the power of their looted money. Good that they lost in the last election otherwise Goa would be finished by them and not by the uncontrolled influx of non-Goans.

It is now almost a year that these Congressmen are out of power and being so their financial power is also gone down because as Ministers and MLA’s they cannot do the same barbarity on Goans to extort money from them as bribes for services they rendered. Since their money power is gone down their visits to Kuwait are also gone down. In Kuwait among Goans nobody remembers them. Earlier even one Goan soccer team was sponsored by Churchill Bros.

Now my question is this: Where are all these politicians gone now since their defeat in the last election? Not a single political heavyweight is visiting Kuwait. Where are they gone now? And where are their Kuwait chamchas gone? There were so many soccer finals played in Kuwait, there were so many Tiatros organised and other events but not a single of them came to attend the same as chief guest since the last Goan election. It is a pity now to see that once making a big show in Kuwait the same Goan politicians are become unknown not only to Kuwait Goans but also for those individuals and associations in Kuwait who enjoyed their doles.

There is a saying which says “When you laugh the whole world will laugh with you but when you cry, you will have to cry alone”.

And those in Kuwait among Goans who boast of their closeness to the Goan politicians, they must know one more saying which is in Konkani and it says:

"ETA BILU VETA BILU - PUN BILUCHI NADDI KHUIM KOSMELEA"

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Kuwait.