Sunday, April 19, 2009

10 Reasons why Elections rule over IPL !



Here we go 
 1) The Suspense : In IPL , players stick to their teams for the tenure of the tournament , while no such restriction applies to political candidates who can switch parties under the garb of secular credentials. They keep the electorates guessing.

2) The Fashion Quotient : Crcket has become regimented in the dress code for players . Can we expect players coming to play with turbans on , in dhotis with zips or even in shorts . In political arena it is all possible.

3) The Money : In IPL we loosen our purse strings to feel the action live , however in electioncampaigns we are paid to bear the ignominy of curse ridden exhortations.

4) The Lure of Filmstars : With filmstars turning into poltical campaigners , the IPL is even losing out on this front. In IPL it will be preposterous , to imagine hand folding shah rukh khan pleading to support his Kolkata Knight Riders , in poltics you can aspire for a jadu ki jhappi with sanju baba for supporting SP.

5) The Audible Verbal Duels : Sledging is what goes on between players while the audiences are left wondering. In politics it is a no holds barred game . What you say is only a starting ground for what will eventually come in tomorrows headlines. 

6) The Moderator : ICC has been relegated , even the much publicised Harbhajan Slapgate has been dumped . However the EC has newly acquired advsory responsibilities and it has indiscriminately exersiced it . So the question will be , who's next in the line of fire, can that be said in certain terms for IPL !! :(

7) Even the much coveted hugs from film stars to players are becoming subjects of media glare . Preity Zinta , Shilpa Shetty no doubt would be delightfully hugged and reciprocated to pump up the  adrenalin or semens levels , but dude they are our paymasters and that too bleeding profusely after season one. Play safe is the best way. And what about the Indian Culture , we are not yo yo , atleast we can prettend to be not ones . In elections there is family drama unfolding which can even put to shame K kween Ekta Kapoor. Where can you see wily Arjun Singh campaigning against his own daughter for the altar of his commitment to party . It is a lesson for all those who have missed shiv khera's inspirational talks , what comes first family or duty ? It is duty officially , actually it is family . (Arjun Singh feels sorry and cries in public and shows a soft corner for Varun G)

8) Modi Vs Modi : It is Lalit Vs Narendra , and as per past results the former is a bigger entertainer as well as impressive rabble rouser though poltically both are left to be on the right.

9) IPL is a struggle based only on regional entities but elections are a struggle on account of caste , age  , urban & rural aspirations  , religion , regionalism , idealogy , fundamentalism , job creation , terror fear , hindutva agenda , personal animosity (not one gandhi vs the other ) , ...
In short it becomes more entertaining.

10) And yeah elections affect our future but not IPL , though it is not a major reason to affect the priority order after all we Indians grow despite the government.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hey, nicely written , dont agree with you on the film star point. I still think IPL has much more glam quotient attached to it brought by the superstars.
btw, I am still gonna follow IPL more than elections

Samarth Gupta said...

just wait for the finals of elections .. it will get more cheecky , more messy , more amoral , more decadent ... in short trading will start and you will be entertained..IPL will not best it