Shahrukh and Mamata - IPL circus

Divya Devis - Nashik
dear swati,
i agree dat mayb mamta b,s way was extravagant bt v cant blame srk or de team... dey hv toiled a lot al dees years dis day... so nothing rong wit dem.... al hv expression of speech , if not detriental for public....
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Saurabh - Delhi
hell man, ipl is responsible for the euro crisis, the inflation in india, increase in rapes and molestation cases, black money,slowdown and nirmal baba.
extremely thoughtful, sensitive and well written article by swati. great minds like her rake up issues like these for greater good.

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ASHOKKUMAR GUPTA - NEW DELHI
mamta is a big misfit for the position of cm.
she continues to behave as opposition leader.she does not have any political acumen to rule the debt ridden sick state.
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fasi - hyderabad
nothing is better then some thing....huh!!! now time to look after people of country after a happy holiday....so please madam and sir do some thing for people of our country...
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BRIJ - NEWYORK
mamta most weird and ugly joker in kolkata circus.
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Divya Devis - Nashik
dear swati,
i agree dat mayb mamta b,s way was extravagant bt v cant blame srk or de team... dey hv toiled a lot al dees years dis day... so nothing rong wit dem.... al hv expression of speech , if not detriental for public....
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Gaby - itanagar
haha. is this journalism? i think u need to go back to school.. totally pathetic. why do you bother with someone celebrating? mid life crisis did you talk about? i guess its you who is suffering from it if this article is anything to go by, trying to act like some heavy thinker,frustrated at not having enough trps bdw i dont even know the name of your show>> u will remain who are you now,lost in the crowd of wannabes:, you cant be barkha dutt, coz she doesn`t create hulllaaaboo out of zilch. like you do!! get a life and some brains too, get some sensible news to ponder about! i seriously doubt if you ever do that!~!
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Sam - Delhi
article is true in its sense and there are also some jokers on this blog who are justifying this circus. they are also part of circus only difference is that they are outside.
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B.R.Tarafdar - Kolkata
whats your problem. they have invested so much money in ipl and when they win they will definitely celebrate.

i don`t understand why you complain and crib so much about celebration? kkr has won..let them celebrate do whatever they want..unless they are using public money.

at the same time i would suggest media to concentrate on prominent & burning issues of the staes/ centre for constructive purpose rather than wasting their efforts on such matters which allows them to get quick and instant attention.


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Aishwarya - New York
it is quite a pathetic piece of article. so you pay attention to the ipl winners` celebrations only this year but not earlier ones? there were celebrations in the same fashion when deccan charger won too. just because a prominent personality like shah rukha khan is involved with the team you make a huge fuss about it.

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Anonymous - New delhi
the author of this article is creating something out of nothing. she is just over reacting.let them enjoy on their own way.

there are lots of other issues in this country, please highlight these issues if you need. let srk and his black underwear....don`t follow his underwear..
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khader - Bangalore
its true that ipl is a circus in which great legendary players have become jokers to entertain the people who as usual likes to be fooled. does anybody know, why this ipl has got such a big publicity and how it has become successful commercial venture. its all the result of great marketing tactics with a backing of the underworld bookies. when india plays test cricket the news papers hardly will have quarter page news whereas we find full page news for an ipl match, i am sure these are totally sponsored news items. while ipl has proved that its a purely commercial venture, still some of our leaders take pride in fooling the people. no doubt bengalis are known for their love for any sport, infact i feel it is the only place where every talent is respected. but in terms of ipl they need to understand that it is a purely commercial venture of few businessmen who makes billions in black money by way of betting, though their income may be shown in few crores. it is a proven fact that each and every ball has a betting rate in ipl. where does this money go? who organises it, can our govt. investigate into this matter. i am sure this will not be possible as we have lot of leaders who believe the players are the national heroes, who have sacrificed their life for the sake of playing cricket taking crores of rupees. how many of our cricket players have ever shown their interest in social service or have we seen any such cricket helping someone deserving persons. i am sure they are not. i also want to know how can they become national heroes when they are playing for the money. one such example is our great legend tendulkar who has shown the value he has for the country and to the parliament of the country. for him playing in ipl was important than taking a oath as member of the parliament. and some people think he should be honoured with padma bhushan. is he the only player who has excelled in the sport, why cant these people raise a similar voice against various other legendary sports persons.
its time that our political leaders and media stop fooling common man by misleading them and by not enlightening them of the reality.
let me tell here i am also a great fan of cricket and also of sachin tendulkar.
its time we realise
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Aarti - Mumbai
is anybody going to celebrate vish anand`s championship?
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Pratik - Nagpur
i wonder if delhi had won..what these delhi based news channel would have said..complete bias..ipl is priavate game it is like daily serial..enjoy it..
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Prakash kumar Balekundri - Ahmedabad
had this been after world cup victory such celebration would have been justified.when bengal is pleading to indian govt.of manmohan singh for exclusive help for empty coffers of wb govt.what is the rubbish and in sensative celebration of such insignificant victory of a private team with so much of spot fixing, molestation, sexism and a brawl through out this fifth version of ipl.why this simple lady representative of poor people should give away gold chains to all members this circus! she could have same amount for poor farmers of singrur and other poor people of bengal.same amount could have gone for betterment of medical services of state childern hospital.shame!! didi wake up !! we have great expectations from you!
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Amit Kumar Das - Krishnagart, West Bengal.
the deficiency in choice between the truth and fallacy is the manifestation of one`s own power of faculty. what ipl genuinely serves to the indian cricket except becoming the instruments in generating black money in the hands of the richest few needs to be asked by the cricket fraternity in india. the sex scandal ,molestation and the brawl with the security personnels are latest inclusion in the chart of controversies attached to ipl since its inception .the victory of kkr needs to be judged within the periphery of concept in which ipl was created and its functioning for these years ,so any emphasis be given to it outside the domain of its concept would be a great fool and mis assessment of the quality of indian
cricket as well. so the state sponsored celebration of the victory of kkr is the true reflection of the motivation and the direction through which the government is guided ,and which also indicates the supremo`s inherent character of extracting dividend by cashing on the misplaced craze of the people of the state.
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Moumita - Krishnagar
kudos to you swatiji for writing such an article. all of you who think it`s okay to celebrate an ipl victory in such a grand manner, let me tell u west bengal is one of the states in the country to be in the most pathetic of conditions. the cm has been pleading for funds in front of the center. wb is the state which has been borrowing rs 2,500 cr every month from the market to pay salaries. how can the govt celebrate a private franchise`s victory in this way. no wrong in celebration but in the manner of celebration. moreover, our cm didn`t care to even congratulate the bengal team on winning the vijay hazare trophy & making bengal no.1 in the country!
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sunil gouda - chennai
zee news faltu channel heeee...
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santanu - kolkata
i think the popularity of ipl has not been accepted in the right spirit by few indians like the author. for criticism proper logic is expected and not trash reports like poker face, black underwear et all. such description proves that the author is an avid follower of ipl. overall the write up reflects negetive mindset and double standard of the author
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Siddiqui - Riyadh
swati it doesn`t merit a blog from someone of your reputation. well, you wrote, it isn`t clear with whom you have a problem, srk undies, tmc hijacked tamasha or ipl? i`m sure even if we force people they will not turn up in such huge numbers to a political rally. if bengal celebrated a moment of success which it was bereft of what`s the great deal about it. why the tv channels gave so much coverage. they could have easily neglected it and covered some anti-corruption agitations. media needs the cake and eat it too!
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Dilip Bhatia - Canary Islands- SPAIN
what a common man sees & understands is that ipl is a high profile running matka ( indian punters lasvegas ). in this episode of ipl5, only a handsfull people & the big shots & bookies who have big kickbacks make money out of it. this tamasha of srk & didi is just a chicken feed , of not that big importance when you see the other big -ve incidents of lust, power, ego,envy greed etc. money walks, money talks! ( only the common man gets poorer in the game ! irionically, he enjoys it!! jai hind





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UNKNOWN - KOLKATA
72 lakh rupees are payable to west bengal state government from kolkata knight riders and state government spent another 50 lakh of public money for their falicitation. should we not make any complaint?
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mohan - pune
what the hell is going on thos country?this isabsolutely rediculous.may i ask these so called crickers why no lost 5-0 against england?then a white wash against austalia. ausi ne apko dho dala.thodi saram hoti too e log es mazak neho banate cricket koo.you may ask they won world cup, same time i will ask ahow many times austaalia won world cupp, then west indias, srilanaka.now a day these broker crickers has dancing with money. they dont have self respect to paly for the nation.they all are sell out.why not this lady mamata didtribute rs.50 lakhs to 50 poor family in a slum with her wishes. who prevent her. i completely certify shri.kirti azaji in this regard.only rape to behappned in the ipl.saha rukh kahn is zooker, we indian blody fool are also big zokers, even motre than dr. zakir nair.(real zoker of this country).
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samudrala chandrashekhar - ahmedabad
ipl based on the cricket mania in the country has tranformed itself from a sporting extravaganza to a multifaceted event.crores of money is involved in the ipl.crores of rupees changes hands in the ipl.betting,drugs,sexism,egosim,business clashes many other things interwined in the matches.shahruk company has won the tropy so they and he are jubilant.but,why a respected didi is so excited and started dancing and did like a weirder.is she so obssessed anything that link kolkatta?is this equal to a india`s win.never it be.then why so much of gaga and rendezvous? is ipl should be banned?
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krishnaswami - lagos
swati, all these stupidities are possible because our public is very very stupid. they just do not understand the simple difference between a real achievement and a made up circus. mediocrity and sub-mediocrity rules the mindsets of our countrymen and woman.stupid people like this actor and this chief minister have a large following no wonder they are taking advantage of this adulation in furthuring their personal cause.look at china they go about doing their things methodically and without fuss. today they are achievers in every field be it commerce, trade, engineering, education, international relationships, sports etc etc the list in endless. iam sure they would not facilitate their olympic winners as much as we stupid people celebrate the useless achievements of a team in a championship which has no international or for that matter national relevance!!
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Piyush Maheshwari - Delhi
i am very surprised to see mamata banerjee distributing medals and celebrating victory of a private cricket club named ``kolkata`` knight riders.

instead of enjoying and celebrating for ipl team, she should concentrate more on worst medical conditions of west bengal.

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Rani - UK
what an ignorant jealous gorilla like nasty rant you posted. wanted to let the world know you are an envious simple minded cretin it seems. well we know it.

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Amit - Dubai
absolutely brilliant observation ipl cricket is tamasha nuthing serious srk n mamtaji behaving as if india won something but today world is all abt glamour and dikhava the more u publicise the more better for u

good they won i m happy for srk but its just a bloody cricket game at the end of the day
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Vishwa - bangalore
i dont understand why you complain and crib so much about celebration? kkr has won..let them celebrate do whatever they want..unless they are using public money..a lot
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Anky - Rajasthan
worst article ever read,...i used to thnk that zee news is one of the good news channel.. bt their cheap mentality proved me wrong..
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