Kochi in the Indian Premier League

News of inclusion of Kochi in the Indian Premier League is matter of great joy and pride for many. And for them cricket is thrill and money. It is Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor who holds pivotal role in taking Kochi to the IPL. Truly Tharoor is not a cattle class minister, he is a minister suited for five star hotels. The Kochi IPL franchisee was for Rs 1,533.32 crore and money will be spent by Rendezvous Sports Kerala Consortium. On hearing this few may think that these people are so generous to the people of Kerala. Spending money for cricket is only a business, a business for profit making. And when this business is done in March the losers are lakhs of families from where the students write their annual examination. The IPL has made every household a war room where the parents miserably fail in holding back their children from TV screen. Tharoor’s effort is limited not only in promoting cricket but also in spoiling the future of younger ones by encouraging them to abandon studies. Of course, IPL will create new opportunities for a few cricketers from Kerala but spoil the future of many students as it is held in the month of March. JW