IPL 2013 : A cricket carnival derailed by manic media !
May 21, 2013 by dr s venkatesan
April-May is carnival time in India . . . cricket carnival. In IPL . . . Indian premier league , eight teams will fight for the cup . IPL 2013 became a smashing hit , until last week when three players were arrested for spot fixing in an over . And for the past 10 days the entire Indian media has gone into manic reaction over it !
Still , the sport was wonderful , the skills shown were extraordinary , and what happened was an aberration just like in any other aspect of life . IPL is perfect mix of sports , business , commerce and some sleaze . Actually in a successful business model , one should actually be surprised if corrupt practices does not occur !
The game of cricket can never be killed by money ! The way the issue was handled by the media and the reactions and public debates for me looks irrelevant . Is it justified ?
We the people and media has much much important things to do in India !
Fixing a Fix . . .
Politicians fix voters by giving money !
Media fixes news for money !
Students of the noble profession are desperate to fix examiners with money !
Finance ministry’s annual budget is fixed by business tycoons !
Private medical colleges fix entrance exams after getting money !
Super powers fix terrorists selectively for money for self benefits !
Drug companies fix doctors with money !
Doctors fix labs by getting money !
Anxious parents try to fix marks of their children for money !
Government fixes tender for money !
Live kidney donors are fixed by criminal cartels for money !
Advocates fix false evidence with money !
Innocents are fixed as criminals after getting money !
Thousands of marriages are fixed with money after hiding illicit relations !
Huge bank loans are fixed based on false affidavits and promises !
TV reality shows are fixed with mad money !
Even pilgrims fix Darshan time by paying huge money !
And finally . . . One cricketer bowled one of the balls . . .wide . . . . in one of the over after getting money !
The whole world erupted !
Postamble
Can there be any justification for justifying wrong things in life ?
If life is a fight between good and evil , I thought it is absolutely absurd to justify it until recently . . . but a great epic of India , Bhagawad Gita which is considered as the ultimate guideline for living ,differs (Or is it my perception !)
The summary of the epic goes something like this
- Whatever happened has been good.
- Whatever happens is good
- Whatever will happen is also good.
Bhagavad Gita has one more sermon to confuse us ( me ) completely !
“Do your duty , do not expect any returns and do not watch injustice silently , protest and fight it with your full potential” !
I welcome the experts of the Bhagawatham to clarify me on this issue !
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Dr.S.Venkatesan MD 
Sir,
That is a perfect swinger.
This will clean bold all.
We even fix a lesion. Fix disease with palliative care.
Give preferanc to some disease
I like your logic, Dr Venkatesan. In my humble opinion, Bhagavatham and Bhagvad Gita are two different works.
You have to fight injustice with your full might, that is the duty. What results would be there….. (of this fight) are not in your control.
“Karmani eva adhikaraste, ma faleshu kadachana”