Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Loosening our purse strings...for the right things?


As India becomes World Champions in cricket, no one wants to be seen as the spoil sport and gifts and cash have started raining on the Men in Blue. The Delhi Government announced a cash reward of Rs.2 crore for MS Dhoni....he does not belong to Delhi and neither does he have anything whatsoever to do with Delhi. But who cares...? Mrs.Dixit decided that doing this will possibly make her more famous so there she went giving away our money to people who don’t need it any more than Bill Gates. Karnataka government is giving plots in Bangalore to each player. Why????
Why not put the same money to possibly sponsor some needy and potential children through higher education? Rs.1 crore will be enough to even get someone through Harvard Business School and then make him / her work for the country in some way. This will have much longer benefits.
At the cost of sounding sarcastic, please give the money and gifts to people who need them. Our players are great and they have shown this numerous number of times in and off the cricket field. I am sure they will get a lot more than this through a single sponsorship contract they sign with the numerous corporates who are queuing up on their doors.

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