The Shashi Tharoor Controversy: Democracy, Political Accountability and Cricket
Tue, 04/20/2010 - 04:16 — LIG ReporterHere’s an interesting tweet that made the rounds on Twitter on 19th April 2010 by sportspluss (real name: Rahul Mehra), who tweeted,
“Is killing of national sport (read religion), national sentiment, passion & obsession any less than killing of a individual (read Jessica..)”
and another pertinent question from him again,
“Isn't JUSTICE 4all INDIANS (against BCCIs lack of transparency&accountability) as important as say Justice 4 Jessica Lal,Mattoo,Katara,BMW..?”
Yes, Rahul Mehra, we agree with you that it is just as important. So, let’s take a thorough look at this Shashi Tharoor – IPL Kochi controversy.