I thank you for your comments and time. But I am closing this thread.

but i know what is going to cure you … the day one of your loved ones gets killed by one of those terrorists, you will be a u-turn convert … that day you will realize that common ppl too have human rights and maybe sympathsizing with pakis is not such a good idea.

Sohail Tanvir – “Hinduon ki to zahniyat hi aisi hai”

remember this is the same tanvir who was celebrated so much in IPL-1 and I was among the ones who happily cheered for him. now after the revalation that afridi’s cousins are operatives of LeT, what do you expect Indians to feel … elation ?? do you honestly feel that in their homes they would be singing praises of India … forget feeling grateful for all the fame IPL gave them ? instead they would laugh at the gullibility of Indians who pay so much and then get killed by AK-47′s purchased from that money.

throwing them out of IPL is least to be done. these enemies of humanity deserve far more stringent punishment.

but instead let me ask you … why do you feel such a compelling need to defend the terrorists ? what next .. would you argue that not allowing the terrorists to kill indians is denial of their human rights ?? how far would you go in order to demonstrate to the world that you are a “humanists” … why only terrorists/pakis have legitimate human rights in your eyes … so much so that you enthusiastically pick arms to fight against Indians who do not feel happy at pakis playing inside their soil … and on top of that having the gall to claim that you are a true blue Indian.

what did you expect after writing all the nonsense that you wrote .. and that too after grandstanding “alternate view of India” in your blog … your alternate view is not alternate do you know that … it is being espoused by the likes of Prannoy Roy and Barkha Dutt day and night … and making so much hullah that entire world knows how much of a dignity we have denied to the respectable “ball tampering, pitch tampering” cricketers of our respetcable neighbor … so you are not alone … there are — shall I say jerks and nuts — galore in India … maybe those are the ones whose respect you want to earn.

other Indians would care two hoots about you.

How is pak-exclusion a disservice to Indian Muslims as opposed to “disservice to cricket” as lamented by chidu ??

and you are free to do name calling if you feel like … it really doesn’t affect my skin.

and where did you get this notion dear “my favorite name for you” ?? what is this if not identification of muslims with pakistan ? so far whoever criticized the IPL decision was atleast sane enuff to say barely sensible things like “service to sports” … nobody said that cricket should be thought of as “service to religion” … in case you voice this the first time among the trillions and trillions of opinions floating around in the web, what shall I call you dear “my favorite name for you” fellow ??

that is all !!

and most indians wouldn’t feel nice to welcome you to India after seeing your true colors. I just voiced that opinion which incensed you so much. and in case you forget, pakis cannot be welcome in India … if you identify so much with them why don’t you try to live in pak. you know too well that you will be shred apart the moment you enter pakland however much you wax eloquent about “universal brotherhood”.

let us keep our minds open but not so open that it falls apart. “universal brotherhood” is for humans not enemies of humanity. I hope your mind is not too fallen apart to understand this basic fact. Please prove me correct.

The last paragraph you wrote is a clear indicator of who you are and your narrow mentality. Just because I disagree with the IPL decision you call me a jerk and nut and say that I am not welcome in India. Nice. Fortunately majority of Indians are not like you and respect my right to dissent and also understand that issues like these are not the way to find out who is a real Indian or what modern India is. If all of us have the same opinion then we do not need a democracy or elections right?

I definitely know more about India today than you do. Millions of Indians and the following individuals have also criticized the IPL decision: P. Chidambaram (Home Minister), Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachan. Should all these individuals leave India too so that you can live in harmony with your like minded friends?

You might be alright with discriminating people based on nationality in sports. But I am not. Over 20 million Indians live abroad (including Indians in Australia and people like me in the United States). We hope that these countries treat us fairly and does not discriminate against us based on our nationality. I want to extend the same courtesy to foreigners in my country too. Your argument about Pakistanis becoming Indian generals is invalid because it is against Indian law.

I did not say that Muslims in India identify with Pakistan. I meant that excluding Pakistani players under the excuse of security but at the same time including Australian players who also face security threat will not go well with the Muslim community.

I have a word of advice for you too. Stop with the name calling and empty threats. It doesn’t do anything to me. It does make you look weak and insecure.

“The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single dogmatic creed but the liberation of the diverse energies of free nations and free men” – John F. Kennedy

1. discrimination
2. Muslim reaction.

It is true that in any event inside any nation there should not be any discrimination based on caste, creed or color. but in some instances there must be a discrimination based on nationality. tomorrow you may argue that for the Indian Army Chief, a pakistani citizen should be considered equally qualified as indians. I hope you understand that you cannot raise the issue of “discriminitaion” here.

After Mumbai attacks most indians do not have any sympathies left for either pakistan or pakistanis and there is no hindu muslim divide here. So I feel that discriminating on the basis of nationality is justified here. If we do not feel good about ppl of one particular nation, we should not feel morally responsible to look after their well being. Nobody stops pak from starting its own cricket league. And no Indian would be willing to play in one either. Just as no Indian wants to see pakis playing inside India after being paid Indian money. And mind you in the first IPL, a paki was the most feted player so this anti-pak feeling is not visceral. It is a reaction to recent events and is in no way bigoted.

Second comes the muslim question. So I would like to ask you on what basis did you allege that majority of Indian muslims would identify with (among all ppl) pakis ? Do you have any data (or anecdotal evidence) to support it. I have not seen anybody equating pak’s exclusion to muslim exclusion. You alone are nut enough to say this.

My blunt advice to you – India has changed from the India you left in 1970-80 and you please stay with the version of India you have in your mind … do not come back and keep your nose away … jerks and nuts like you will be hardly welcome in today’s india … you are better off staying in US. Keep off !!