Common Wealth Games....when I first heard the news that India won the bid to host these prestigious event, I was overwhelmed....I felt really proud....at last India is organizing some major sporting event other than Cricket and Hockey....But now 'm really embarrassed about the present situation....and the situation the organizers put our country's name n fame in...When I first thought of writing this post, i thought of writing gud things about the CWGs....Despite searching,a lot I couldn't find a single good thing about 'em....
For starters,Commonwealth is an intergovernmental organization of 54 independent member countries, 52 of them were a part of the former British Empire....Commonwealth Games are conducted every 4 years in different Commonwealth Countries. These were held in Melbourne Australia in 2006 and are due to start on 3rd October 2010 in New Delhi....
These games are supposed to bring Name, Fame, Glory, to our country....Instead they defamed the country to such an extent that the other day one Commonwealth member country's head sarcastically advised its athletes to "watch out for the falling roofs and bridges" while there stay at the games....Can we blame him/her for this comment is da million-dollar question....Would he have said those words if isn't for the inability of the Organizers to put up a decent show....Had the arrangements gone well, would anyone get a chance to make such an insult....
There is one apt word for this in Telugu that is "Swayamkruthaaparadham"....meaning V r da only ones to be blamed....
These games are supposed to do good to many people....but the top gainers were the Contractors who supplied low quality goods for a highest price....and the organizers who inturn earned millions thanx to these games....
The recent bridge collapse near the sports village shows the quality of the construction....
The attack on the tourist bus by a couple of ppl who came on a scooter and the incident if an Australian Journalist who entered the Nehru stadium with 200kgs of explosives without being checked at all shows the level of security....
These r only a few to be named of the many incidents....
By the time Indian Govt became serious, it is too late and the matter has slipped out of da hand....
And the main thing is that the construction of stadiums for the 2012 Olympics in London is completed....and da games are lessthan 10days away and still stadiums here are either not finished or badly constructed....
And as if these are not enough, Dengue and Swine flu are spreading at a rapid rate in Delhi and Yamuna river is flooding....It looks like even the nature doesn't want these games to be conducted....
Also it is a wise decision to postpone the Babri Masjid verdict until after the CWGs....As its impact would be huge on the many people....
Finally, I being an Indian can do nothing but to hope keeping my fingers crossed that these games start well and go well without any hiccups....I think it is too much to ask for these games to be a success....but I do wish that these games are a success....
Jai Hind....
