Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Step 1 of the BCCI's cunning plan to take over the country successful
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Tendulkar in line for nomination to Parliament
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Straight Drive
School Boy/Girl Captain
Don't like this much. Congress has positioned itself to milk Sachin's popularity, and Sachin is happy to milk everything that comes his way.
It's not entirely ceremonial, he will have the power to vote on bills. If he is serious about politics then I can't really see him do much justice to this role with his poor leadership skills and squeaky voice ( and he can't have any media embargoes). If he is not serious then he is just wasting a seat which could go to a much deserving candidate who is going to make some effort instead of just treating it as retirement annuity.
And all this while he is still playing? Now he will have more political backing to not retire from cricket.
It's not entirely ceremonial, he will have the power to vote on bills. If he is serious about politics then I can't really see him do much justice to this role with his poor leadership skills and squeaky voice ( and he can't have any media embargoes). If he is not serious then he is just wasting a seat which could go to a much deserving candidate who is going to make some effort instead of just treating it as retirement annuity.
And all this while he is still playing? Now he will have more political backing to not retire from cricket.
Straight Drive
School Boy/Girl Captain
Azhar is perfectly qualified to become an MP. Sachin isn't.
btw if that **** Azhar is an MP in the lower house of Parliament then Tendy should definitely apply for office.
Teja.
Global Moderator
Nothing. It's just that if the standard for the Indian public for a viable political representative is 'good bloke' then it says a lot about the current politicians. Again, I'm not saying they've voted him in as he has been nominated but I'm taking about reactions as I referenced to earlier.smalishah84 said:
Apologies, I thought I made it abundantly clear in that post that I was not referring to CW's reaction. I was referring to general populace's reaction which seems to be "Oh well, at least we know he's not a corrupt **** and has a nice heart as opposed to pretty much everybody else."Jono said:
No. I was quite obviously aware of the President's ability to nominate eminent personalities by virtue of studying it for about five consecutive years between 6th-10th grade. I was basically critiquing the entire concept using my personal idealistic normative impositions about what a people's representative should be.
The legislative intent of Article 80(3) is not to ceremonially honour eminent personalities as a recognition of achievement. The most common consensus about this incident seems to be exactly that. It is so that people, by virtue of their "special knowledge or practical experience" in certain areas - where sport is not mentioned, ftr, and art is, so I'm assuming cricket is implicit from art - help in the running of the country in a specialized manner. The way it has been used as a feel-good title of achievement is something that has sickened me for a while.
My ire is not with this Tendulkar or this incident. I'm not a conspiracy theorist.
My ire is with what politics is and what I think it should be.
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Arachnodouche
International Captain
Mark my words, we're all going to be worshiping that Satya Sai Baba fraud ten years from now. This is set to become some Orwellian parody, just you watch.
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If being a follower of the "god man" is an issue, no Indian cricketer can enter politics.
Just a couple of examples.
Arachnodouche
International Captain
man, I used to be scared of him as a kid. They used to put up his picture frame in a lot of Udipi hotels in Bombay. Then when I had long hair for a few years, I took to scaring random children on the streets pretending to be him.
G.I.Joe
International Coach
Then why talk about it as if it were a new low the people of the country had reached when it's been a practice for yonks?
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
Anil
Hall of Fame Member
the ****er is dead, no doubt 10 other ****ers will spring up claiming to be his next 'avatar'...
smash84
The Tiger King
All batsman!
No wonder our bowlers are ****. Need to visit him more.
@Teja....surely "good bloke" is not a sufficient condition but it is definitely a necessary condition which a lot of lawmakers currently sitting definitely lack. Thoughts?
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
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