Cauvery stumps IPL: TN party TVK threatens to disrupt matches — Nation at 9
- 6 years ago
In Aamir Khan's 'Lagaan' which became a blockbuster hit in 2001 when villagers realised that they would not be able to pay the annual tax because of severe drought, British officers challenged them to defeat them in a cricket match to get the tax waived. In the real world, however, the farmers of Tamil Nadu, vexed with the delay in the constitution of the Cauvery Management Board, want the cricket match in their land to be called off.
The irony apart, the Indian Premier League games in Chennai are on the radar. Several voices within the state have pointed out that it is insensitive to the cause of the farmers that while they agitate for Cauvery water by burying themselves in sand pits on the river bed, Chennai enjoys the adrenalin rush of Twenty-20 cricket.
The irony apart, the Indian Premier League games in Chennai are on the radar. Several voices within the state have pointed out that it is insensitive to the cause of the farmers that while they agitate for Cauvery water by burying themselves in sand pits on the river bed, Chennai enjoys the adrenalin rush of Twenty-20 cricket.