Not a Twenty20 we asked for!!

The political situation in Karnataka is not something any of us asked for or voted for! The famous Twenty20 power sharing arrangement between the JD(S) and BJP has done a lot of damage to the State.

If we were still ruled by Kings/Dynasties, we could not have taken the responsibility for a bad king at the helm of things. We could not have done anything and stopped the son of a king from taking over. A Prince would get power by birth and would be born powerful. However, that is not the case now. If Deve Gowda is as powerful as he is today, we are responsible. We voted for his party and gave him the number of seats he has today to control everything that happens. Deve Gowda was no where in the picture when Kumaraswamy and Yediyurappa agreed on the power sharing. In fact he had distanced himself from Kumaraswamy and stopped short of calling Kumaraswamy a stranger. But, today when the time has come to handover the power to the BJP, Deve Gowda is the single most powerful man in Karnataka.

We, the people of Karnataka, should collectively stand up and take responsibility for making Deve Gowda so powerful. Forget being honest, forget working for the development of the state, forget everything, Deve Gowda and his sons are people who are not keeping up a word, a commitment given in front of the people of the State.

This reminds me of the street cricket match I used to play on our streets. This is exactly like the situation of a team batting first, picking up a fight thereafter and not letting the other team bat!! Remember, as kids we always liked batting more than bowling! Let us wait to see if Kumaraswamy will let Yediyurappa bat in this match!!! Again the question here is not whether Yediyurappa is capable or if he would be a better CM, it is just about honoring a commitment.

Finally.....

I have lost count of the number of times i have made up mind to start blogging.

My first post is inspired by the Indian team's victory and the way I witnessed the celebration. I was traveling on the day of the match (ie September 24) and was at Cochin. I was scheduled to take a flight from Cochin to Bangalore at 8 pm. I saw the Indian team bat (on a TV) at the Jet Airways lounge in the Cochin Airport. The first boarding announcement happened just when Pakistan came into bat. And soon, RP had taken the first wicket! Just after the second boarding announcement, the second wicket was down. The Jet Airways staff had to make the third and final announcement to force all the people to board the flight while Sreesanth was about to bowl the last ball of what would turn out to be the only maiden over. Imagine, waiting for Sreesanth (the only player from Kerala) to complete a maiden over in a T20 while at the Cochin airport!!!!

With great difficulty the Jet Airways staff completed the boarding and we were all set to fly back to Bangalore. The crew made the usual announcements welcoming people on board, giving details of the Captain, etc. Little did any one know that the Capitan would give us regular updates on the cricket score! Just a few minutes before we touched down in Bangalore, the captain announced that Pakistan needed 19 runs of 11 balls with 2 wickets in hand …

Just 3 mins before landing in Bangalore … the Captain announced that India had won the match (there was a roar and lots of clapping in the cabin!!). I had a breathtaking view when I looked out of the window. We were a few minutes from touch down and I could see a lot of fire works… I guess, this really made up for me not watching the live action…

I did not undergo the tense moments when Bajji got hit for a few sixes nor did I bite my nails when Misbah scored all the runs…. But I got to know India won the match as soon they won and I enjoyed the celebration in a style better than most did… watching fire works from mid-air!! The drive back home was also memorable with a lot of guys on two-wheelers waving the tri-colour. I came across a lot of hooligans too!!!

Finally … the Indian team won a big tournament (after I started following cricket) and finally… I posted a blog!!