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The bitter irony of life

Someone who identifies himself with the cause of Marathi Manoos felt that accepting Pakistani cricketers in India is an insult to the 26/11 martyrs. You don’t see the connection? 26/11 attackers came from Pakistan. Pakistani cricketers obviously come from Pakistan. Do you see it now? Now, that makes me wonder - What about Mumbai serial blasts? Many of those involved in those blasts hailed from Mumbai itself. Now, if we let Mumbai cricketers play in Mumbai, are we insulting someone? Let me stop this dangerous line of thought right here before some of the self proclaimed Marathi Manoos supporters actually take up this cause. Let me get back to the story that I started with. Owner of one of the IPL teams felt that Pakistani players should have been included in the IPL teams. Mysteriously, his team did not bid for any Pakistani player. It must be a virtue not to practice what you preach, because you are allowing others to be better than you. How selfless! There were people who cons