Vote or Play - Set 2

Modi, Jaitley and the other poster boys of the BJP lead NDA have cashed in on the furore surrounding the Congress led UPAs stand on the IPL being played overseas.

The problem being... the decision was taken by the BCCI on the basis of the stands taken by the state governments. The centre had minimal say in the matter.

The respective state governments (viz. Mah and AP) felt that they would not be in a position to provide security cover. The BCCI could not possibly go on then, wishfully thinking that all would be well at such high density venues, if the decision was made to go on with the games.

The point to note hear is the sheer reluctance on the part of the respective state governments as well as the BCCI to see things as is - what is. The terrorist attack on the SL team in Pakistan has been elevated to the status of the prevalent conditions in the subcontinent.

That is NOT the case. Bombay (I refuse to call it Mumbai) bore the brunt of a terrorist siege. It took corrective action to the best of its abilities and so did the rest of India. Irrespective of the state or the centre support... the decision taken by India results in the world readily realizing that we are not a safe nation.

The world in general has us flagged. There is no evidence to suggest that these 'opinions' will not be extrapolated to other events. Ranging from FII investment, sovereign guarantee to hosting International game festivals, we are going to be viewed through tainted glass and judged with opinionated minds.

Moving the Indian Premier League overseas is dastardly enough... but reluctance in sprucing the security net and admitting to the extent of control possible are decisions that we might live to regret in the near future. We have no one to blame but ourselves.

Cometh the hour, cometh the man - this was a crucial opportunity to proclaim to the world at large, that WE ARE IN CONTROL. We will do what it takes, but we will not succumb to threats. Sadly we've chosen to lay down our arms.

Th political undercurrents have disabled rationale thinking. I hope that its not too steep a price to pay.