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PREJUDICE AT THE COST OF PATRIOTISM !!
PREJUDICE AT THE COST OF PATRIOTISM !!
Topic started by VIJAYAKANT MENON (@ 203.199.79.128) on Tue Sep 26 06:59:16 .
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DEAR FRIENDS,
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS !!!
NATIONS INTEREST SELDOMN COMES TO US INDIANS BE IT SPORTS OR ANY OTHER FIELD !! :-
This is in reference to the news item
"Indian women's hockey players told to appologise"appearing in the sports section of your esteemed news paper, "Times Of India" on monday the-12th june 2000.It is extremely sad and disgusting that the top four players (including the captain Ms. Sita Gossain) of the team refused to take part in the qualifying games in Osaka.This an act gainst the spirit of sports and nation.
Iam an avid sports buff.I have seen the team's performance
during the Asian games '99.The women's team played the best and with their hearts out.They are arguably the best team in asia,although on a neck to neck comparison the South Korean team is just a blunt nose ahead of the Indian ladies and that too because the Korean ladies are taller and stronger than their Indian rivals.But as far as the Hockey skill elegance and technique the Indian ladies are way ahead of the Koreans.If it waren't for lady luck not being against their favour,the gold medal would have adorned the worthy necks of the players of the Indian Ladies' hockey team.
It would have been in the right spirit if our women's hockey team had prepared well and worked in a methodical manner to make amends
for the loss of the gold medal .But the "Devil of spite and selfishness" got in and the top players mutineed.The Result is :- The team is out of contention for Olympics 2000.This tragic case exemplifies the proverb "cutting the nose to spite the face"!
"Fortunately" (sic) the players and the management the Indian
Ladies sports do not have the kind of mass following which Indian Men's cricket has got .Hence they are lucky to get away with not much of a scrutiny,let alone media or mass attention.The real sufferer is the Indian sports arena!!
Your's Sincerely,
Vijayakant,Calicut
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