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Three episodes of IPL were more than successful. Even under the cloud of Mumbai
terror attack when Chidambaram was not confident of providing security, Lalit
Modi-Pawar combine made IPL-2 a great success in South Africa at a very short
notice. Though they were corrupt, they were very very efficient.
On the other hand Kalmadi-Sonia combine proved not only corrupt but highly
inefficient. They have shamed the Nation. She could not even learn from her
mother in law, who despite the paucity of funds in 1982 made Asiad a
respectable spectacle.
Rajendra Kakodkar
All this is in response to:
Nascimento Caldeira wrote in disgust: It hurts me to read and watch on TV about
incompetence from the Organisers of this year's CW Games.What a bloody SHAME!
Yak I say! Village is incomplete and filthy and built even 'Below Third World'
Standards. There is Dengue Fever and water logging everywhere! Where in the
world do we see such misdeeds? Stadiums are cracking, ceilings collapsing and
imploding? The vital pedestrian Bridge near the main Stadium has collapsed.
Add the Terror Threat to this and we have a highly volatile mix. Games
organisation is in a Mess! Now, Who is Proud to be Indian! Down with such
backwardness and incompetence.
Gabe Menezes commented on distressing news: It seems what is acceptable to
India/Indians is simply not par for > the course for the rest of the
Commonwealth?
Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: it has given me the feeling that the whole thing
will collapse in a heap, given that a couple of months ago, when everything
should have been finished bar finishing touches, nothing appeared nearing
completion. The whole world has kept a close eye on all that is happening in
and around the CWG venues. A friend who recently travelled to New Delhi told me
about the sorry state of the airport, despite the showcased television newscast
displaying an uptodate (probably not yet open to public?) terminal hall.
