…Amazing thread! Yeh ho kya gaya hai sab logo ko?
Does shameful acts like these (by deranged people) need to even be discussed for their merits? (next time khoob shanti sae sochna and imagine your own self walking out in some public place where an individual comes out and slaps you hard infront of everyone for something that you don’t even have anything to do with or have the first clue of….and then also try and imagine the follow up humiliation, rage and frustration that you would quite possibly go thru!)…
In fact I personally think that the bloody idiot should have been slapped and thrashed right back by Greg Chappell! (Do you realize that the Indian Coach probably does not even know the first thing about this 'Orissa' state other than maybe it's cricket pitch or stadium, or worse still even the first thing about how does the usual grass roots selection process of Ranji’s etc. take place?)
Dunia mein aise ulluon ki kami nahee! Abe Kaling Sena kae dhakkan, esmae kae karega Chappell? Usnae kae ude Bharat kae state’s ka reservation office khol rkahya sae kae???
I hope es Biranchi Maharana nae jail lae jaan paache, ude aache joot lage aer uskae baad pagal khaane bhej diya jaaye! (“Orissa ko koi khiladi nahee!”, aare baawli booch; Naanch nae jaane aangan tedha!… paudh ho kimmi to kuch kar kae dikhao, ude desh mein bhatere baithe sain balla liye team mein aan khatir!)
As for those who are quoting the Damien Martin/Sharad Pawar incident they should get their facts straight and know that the Australian captain and the other player involved had supposedly personally made the effort to call and aplologize to Mr. Pawar himself (and it was well published for anyone to read about)
…oh sure, I have absolutely no doubt the pology may have been prompted by the fear of backlash in the cricketing world for them but then the fact of the matter is that the apology still happened. Which can be more than said for shameful acts (like such) that are not only carried out by ‘pagal’ individuals but also seem to be then whole heartedly supported by other educated (and hopefully sane) individuals.
What kind of society are we folks planning to encourage; one where koi bhi kisi ko bhi rah chaltae thappad mar dega? Remember you shall reap what you sow, so be prepared to live in similar situations! Situations of which you do not have the brains to condone in the first place!