If u are neutral in situations of injustice,
you've chosen the side of the oppressor.
-Desmond Tutu
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After the much talked about IND Vs PAK match, the calls for boycotting the same and the dust settling over it... I decided to voice by 2 bits on the same....
After reading about it endlessly on SM and then the politicians taking potshots against each other, I read up some and came to the conclusion that if the GOI would have wanted to, they could have asked #TeamIndia not to play. There was precedent to that effect albeit 39 years back.
- India boycotted the 1986 edition in Sri Lanka due to civil unrest. It was the Government of India that instructed the BCCI not to send the team due to the civil war in the island nation.
However, it appears that money ruled over pseudo nationalism and jingoism allowing the match to go on as scheduled. In such a case it was natural for people who are die hard cricket fans to have watched it.
What I could not understand is that after playing the match why the farcical stance of that speech, no handshake etc. Speech also I can understand but no handshake ? ! ? At least I felt that was totally against the spirit of the game and had nothing to do with show of strength, bravery or patriotism.
If the #BCCI and the team had to show solidarity towards the #PahalgamTerrorAttack victims what stopped BCCI #TeamIndia from:
• Wearing black armbands?
• Taking a knee for the Pahalgam bravehearts?
• Paying a minutes silence & condemning terrorism?
It was was the perfect stage to send a message against terror.
We’ve done this before for causes less connected to us.
Apparently Cricket & cash matter more than courage & country?
History won’t remember the wickets taken on that sunday, but will remember the actions / or lack thereof, that spoke louder than the words.
