Well i wish the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium could have the finest grass in all of Delhi.
watch the video first before reading
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jamespearce/2010/10/suresh_kalmadi_a_long_way_from.html
1.BBC shouldn't have done such interview with Suresh Kalmadi because more he speaks more controversial things will become. Perhaps more visits on BBC website and eliciting more comments prompted that. It is the people of Delhi who booed him at the opening ceremony. BBC should get the sense of CWG from delhiites on the street, in the market places.
2.Things falling in place at the eleventh hour is just a routine in our lives for example of marriage or any other function. But even when it comes to hosting an international event like CWG and attracting foreign eyes we repeated the same thing which was unexpected. Problem lies with perception, Delhi has become prosperous and reading that economy is doing well all around with GDP numbers certainly raised expectation very high and hosting meticulously best CWG. And kalmadi started comparing it with beijing olympics which further raised the bar of Indians. Now when matter of delay in completion of venues and security not in place initially by indian media, everyone watched on tv whats going to happen and it soon became matter for hot debate because nationalism was involved. TV news channel TRPs sky rocketed. Sure enough for country like india which has world highest no. of private tv news channel highlighting same things day in and out(nuisance of 24*7 news era), later coupled with sensitive foreign press helped issues to be made worldwide.
3.Idea for holding the games for India was not just to host 17 events of sports in few stadiums but also to showcase our culture and prowess of budding economic power. To attract tourism not just for a fortnight but again and again. Management incompetency of govt has been seen by people which might just force investors to think at least twice.
4.Kalmadi is a politician and glued to the post of president of Indian Olympic Association since 1996 and was reelected in 2008 till 2012 and allegedly in connivance helped 83 years old Vidya Stokes to become president of Hockey India Fed. Everyone and foreigners could under stand how 83 year old will rejuvenate indian hockey. Its pity in describing situation of indian sports to all international audience. And remind you there are many more Kalmadis holding position in different sports organisation and federations.
He is an arrogant man and will never accept mistake and say sorry genuinely. Just to give example during the felicitation ceremony that had been arranged to honour the three Indian medalists at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Kalmadi reportedly walked out because he had not been offered a chair next to the Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari.
Can read at http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/sep/05guest.htm
4.Suggestion for BBC- I have trying since 10 oct to get ticket to watch any event from boxing, or badminton, or rugby but it CWG websites www.tickets.cwgdelhi2010.org say all sold out. when they are sold why venues are still filled at 50% capacity when last 3 days of competition are left. So arrange an interview or ask credible authority regarding this because something is fishy. Earlier ticketing manager reported to have been taken away the responsiblity from. New Monika Jolly has been the task. Ask her.
Reports of black selling of tickets also been reported.
And please dont let Kalmadi talk to media. He is the one who has let india down. thats why people are writing so many comments on cwg all over these days and they all are upset from kalmadi.
And there are good things and good people are too who are working to keep the games going. Shortcomings are there but as mature countries like England, Australia and Canada must understand and support for India's quest.
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