The cat is finally out of the bag. After seven years of preparation, the Suresh Kalmadi-led Commonwealth Organising Committee has got nothing to show for its efforts. And it is thanks to the media that these guys have been caught with their pants down and exposed their naked ambition.
For its propensity to sensationalise all things important and trivial, this behaviour of the media has actually come as a blessing in disguise. To ensure the success of an event, which can make or mar the country’s image, any amount of noise that is needed to make the guilty heads roll, is welcome. Kudos to the media for having played its part!
The media has exposed the nefarious activities of politicians who are running the affairs of the Games, petty contractors and vendors, corrupt NRI businessmen with dubious track records and the ignorance of insouciant senior politicians. A loud bang was indeed warranted to wake up a government, which seems to be insensitive to everything – price rise, Maoism, the civil unrest in Kashmir, floods in Bihar, UP, Gujarat and Ladakh, even acquiescing to a loud and foul mouthed Pakistani foreign minister.
Hope, the media continues the good work, and refrains from indulging in stories about superstition, incest, black magic and all things that do not deserve more than one minute of air time.
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