Inaugural Ceremony of Commonwealth Games.

It was truly magnificent to witness the grand inaugural ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, especially after caustic criticism and rising perplexity questioning whether games will even happen. I was also a proud comrade of the bandwagon busy basing the manner and conduct of the games but was made to rethink on certain features after witnessing the amazing moment of national pride and honour, which was nothing less than stamping on the world scene that India is not just a rising super power but probably just moments before such acclaim.

No one can forgo the financial embezzlement and time schedule irregularities on the arrangement of the games for which the organizers were expected to take the blame and respond promptly but an overall assessment of the event leaves a pleasant mark on memory.

First and foremost was the grandeur of event and its mammoth magnanimity. It was impeccable planning and flawless execution covering multifarious faculties which would otherwise be difficult to manage. The event was declaration of India’s arrival and probably a proud moment for sportsmen which will be complete after the Indian kitty is full of medals, just because of performance of our athletes and not because there was a bad or no competition. There are 71 teams to not just to fill the quorum. Thinking otherwise would mean discrediting the potential of our own athletes. It may not be fair to make then face byproducts of our wrath towards shameless politicians.

The skeptical lobby would challenge the amount spent in the games and would see it as a wasteful exercise. There no point being a pseudo-socialist and selfish by being blind critic of every act of national extravagance. It India wants to impose itself as a strong notion willing to play greater role in world politics this branding is necessary. The flaw is with the working of political system. As a people if we are merry choosing corrupt politicians and dynastic superheroes then we have to suffer the flop side of these choices; a product of our laziness of not voting and not participating in the political process and blind icon dynastic worship. Indeed there are issues of poverty and deprivation which need attention and address. This does not mean we project perpetual poverty in our actions. For the taxpayers they should feel happy for that portion of their money which was actually utilized for the event to be used in the best way ever and be active now to address that amount which got gulped by farce contractors in liaison with corrupt babus and netas.

There have definitely been problems throughout and some entirely unforgivable like the falling bridge, the errant must get severest punishment. This should not be seen to mean that the false ceiling which fell down was a routine and every ceiling would now start falling. I wish media was slightly fairer in its criticism. We would want it to be a watch dog and not a biting dog. The actions of media have projected India to be a banana republic with no system.

No wrongdoer shall be spared. They all deserve severest of punishments but let not that destroy the moment of national pride expressed in the most phenomenal fashion ever in this country. Let’s enjoy this moment of surging nationalism and then once the event is over get ready to bash the wrongdoers.