A New Blog

I know it has been long, infact make that really long since I updated my blog. But I finally decided to update my blog.

It seems a lot is happening these days. Especially the Shiv Sena gunning for anyone they think can get them some primetime airwaves. Be it attacking Sachin Tendulkar who said “Mumbai belongs to all”, to SRK for saying he would have wanted Pakistan players for his IPL team, to Saif Ali Khan not deserving a Padma Shree, to Mukesh Ambani for again saying that Mumbai belongs to all Indians, to Aamir and then finally Rahul Gandhi and even calling P. Chidambaram “Home Minister of Pakistan”. The Sena needs political leverage of some kind after they suffered massive defeats in the Lok Sabha elections and then the Maharastra State Assembly elections which saw them reduced to the junior partner status in the Sena-BJP coalition. So it seems they have taken to take pot shots on all famous personalities.

The Rahul Gandhi episode was the worst one. There was no need of making a comment about the NSG commandos. On 26/11, it was not only Mumbai which was under attack but it was India as a whole which was under attack. The NSG commandos defended India that day no matter which state they hailed from. The speech in which Rahul Gandhi commented on this issue was delievered in Bihar. With the State Elections due in Bihar this November it seems as if he was just trying to sway the voters towards Congress. And then he was called a frustrated 36 year old bachelor. What good did it do apart from nearly dividing the defense forces on regional lines and showing to which level our esteemed politicians can stoop to?

And if Rahul Gandhi is so concerned about the non-maharastrians residing in Maharastra, why doesn’t he ask the state government which is of Congress do something about it? Something seems fishy in this controversy.

Moving on, I never knew that only 1411 tigers were left in India. Wow. The National Animal is on the verge of extinction just like the national game hockey. I have seen tigers in national reserves like Kanha and Pench (both in M.P.) and tigers are one of the most royal of animals. When you look at them in the wild, you feel insignificant in front of them. This is one animal which has to be saved at any cost.

Apart from these there’s the India-South Africa test series starting in a few days. With no Dravid and Yuvraj it would be a difficult task for the Indians to beat the Proteas. Hope the Indian batsmen can come to the party.

And with that, I will end this piece.

P.S: Manchester United showed why they are the champions last weekend when they tore apart Arsenal at the Emirates. Special mention for Wayne Rooney who scored his 100th EPL goal. Go, ROONEY!!

And congrats to Roger Federer for sweet 16. Murray put it really well when he was on verge of tears “I can cry like Roger, it’s a shame I can’t play like him.” I am definitely supporting Murray when he gets to a final not featuring Federer at the other end of the court.

Disclaimer: This was written on the 4th Feb night.