In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of.
In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
~Confucious
In the land of great Mahatma Gandhi whom the whole world remembers in respect what is happening in today's India is most disgraceful and completely the opposite Gandhi would have loved to see.
Just the couple of days ago, when India beat Sri Lanka in the 2nd Test match at Kanpur and became the No.1 team for the first time in ICC's ranking, the Indian cricket board was so foolishly happy that it announced a reward of INR 2.5 millions for each member of the team. What the hell is going on in this country.
In a country where three-fourths of its people live under poverty line, where rationing system of essential food grain and other commodities is still in place like it is war-time, where the world's biggest population of beggars can be seen, where Govt. funded NREGA project pays a labourer INR 100 for a full days hard work... the news of ordinary player getting such huge money for only a match should make any sane citizen of this great country sit up and condemn.
Look at the wealth of today's cricketers and film stars in this country. What special and important services they render to the nation to earn( read loot ) so much money ? They have actually amassed wealth disproportionate to their real worth to the nation. They are NOT important. Soldiers are important, farmers are important, even train drivers are more important than these damn cricketers and film stars. They do serve the nation. They are real heroes. The nation cannot do without them. But what are their conditions ? They continue smoke bidis, wear rubber slippers ...
Playing a few matches or doing a couple of "hit" films, they become millionaires. Even after retirement, these cricketers continue to get huge pension for lifetime ! Wah India, Wah !! Then for the rest of their life they spend the money abroad making holiday trips to exotic places... enjoy life... relax.. as if they deserve it for they have done great jobs for their nation !! Wah, India !
The match fees, contract money, sponsors income, individual advt. fees of a cricketer are more than enough ( they total up to huge amount of income per month ). Why should then these bonuses, incentives, pensions ???? And that too approx. 25-30 times of their single match fee ???
Only a handful of nations ( among them as small as Bangladesh, West Indies, Sri Lanka ) plays cricket. In broader sense it is actually NOT an international game. Except the people of these countries nobody cares about what happens in cricket fields. It is NOT a popular sports world-wide. So actually nothing to get carried away by winning a few matches. Next day certainly you are going to lose to the same team.
The BCCI ( Board of Control for Cricket in India ) should spend its surplus funds to the cause of nation. The Government should compel it to do so.
Example: Harbhajan is probably 10 times richer than Kapil Dev. The former is nothing compared to the calibre and standing of the latter in world cricket. A soldier do not get 25-30 times of his monthly salary as reward if he guns down a dreaded terrorist. Do you find it acceptable ? Is it tolerable ?
This is only one example of mindless distribution of wealth in this country governed by corrupt politicians, administrators. No they will not initiate any steps for they have vested interests, especially politicians, fearing lose of vote banks.
Public Interest Litigation(PIL) must be initiated against the BCCI to stop this kind of mindless flaunting of wealth in a poverty-ridden country like India. The Mahatma will be happy.
Just the couple of days ago, when India beat Sri Lanka in the 2nd Test match at Kanpur and became the No.1 team for the first time in ICC's ranking, the Indian cricket board was so foolishly happy that it announced a reward of INR 2.5 millions for each member of the team. What the hell is going on in this country.
In a country where three-fourths of its people live under poverty line, where rationing system of essential food grain and other commodities is still in place like it is war-time, where the world's biggest population of beggars can be seen, where Govt. funded NREGA project pays a labourer INR 100 for a full days hard work... the news of ordinary player getting such huge money for only a match should make any sane citizen of this great country sit up and condemn.
Look at the wealth of today's cricketers and film stars in this country. What special and important services they render to the nation to earn( read loot ) so much money ? They have actually amassed wealth disproportionate to their real worth to the nation. They are NOT important. Soldiers are important, farmers are important, even train drivers are more important than these damn cricketers and film stars. They do serve the nation. They are real heroes. The nation cannot do without them. But what are their conditions ? They continue smoke bidis, wear rubber slippers ...
Playing a few matches or doing a couple of "hit" films, they become millionaires. Even after retirement, these cricketers continue to get huge pension for lifetime ! Wah India, Wah !! Then for the rest of their life they spend the money abroad making holiday trips to exotic places... enjoy life... relax.. as if they deserve it for they have done great jobs for their nation !! Wah, India !
The match fees, contract money, sponsors income, individual advt. fees of a cricketer are more than enough ( they total up to huge amount of income per month ). Why should then these bonuses, incentives, pensions ???? And that too approx. 25-30 times of their single match fee ???
Only a handful of nations ( among them as small as Bangladesh, West Indies, Sri Lanka ) plays cricket. In broader sense it is actually NOT an international game. Except the people of these countries nobody cares about what happens in cricket fields. It is NOT a popular sports world-wide. So actually nothing to get carried away by winning a few matches. Next day certainly you are going to lose to the same team.
The BCCI ( Board of Control for Cricket in India ) should spend its surplus funds to the cause of nation. The Government should compel it to do so.
Example: Harbhajan is probably 10 times richer than Kapil Dev. The former is nothing compared to the calibre and standing of the latter in world cricket. A soldier do not get 25-30 times of his monthly salary as reward if he guns down a dreaded terrorist. Do you find it acceptable ? Is it tolerable ?
This is only one example of mindless distribution of wealth in this country governed by corrupt politicians, administrators. No they will not initiate any steps for they have vested interests, especially politicians, fearing lose of vote banks.
Public Interest Litigation(PIL) must be initiated against the BCCI to stop this kind of mindless flaunting of wealth in a poverty-ridden country like India. The Mahatma will be happy.
4 comments:
this is not gud INR 2.5 millions for each member of the team...because there is no benefit for No. 1 Test Cricket Team..
the cricketers are not hardworkers for earning income for the whole nation involving hard working farmers and several categories of people. They are only playing for the team. why they will be offered
cricketers are hardworking, they spend hardtime learning and practising to qualify to get a place in the indian team...
what is the Govt. of our India doing,nothing ,They plaed they won,they get million dollars,What about our farmers in orissa,they died regularly,for lack of money problem.Cricket is a stupid game ,U some cricket stars stand infront of me ,i will not see him.What the Govt. doing for farmers.Stop cricket,stop watching cricket.
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