Published: Apr 09, 2016, 08:07 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 09, 2016, 08:07 PM (IST)
Every year as the Indian Premier League (IPL) approaches, some or the other controversy surfaces and creates a negative aura around it. The Lalit Modi-Shashi Tharoor spat, spot-fixing scandal et al over the years have only put the league in a bad light. And as we prepare ourselves for the ninth season of the cash-rich league, another controversy has started picking up pace.
With around 20 matches being scheduled to be played in the drought-hit Indian state of Maharashtra, people have started voicing their concerns to shift the matches from Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur to cities in other states. A Public Interest Litigation filed in the Bombay High Court over the issue raised the valid point of significant usage of water in the outfield and pitch during the IPL games even as the farmer suicides continue to haunt the region.
Denizens raised their concerns on Twitter and soon #IPLfDroughtVictims started trending. The general view was to shift matches from the state and get that approx 70 lakh litres of water supplied to the needy people in Eastern Maharashtra, who are severely water-deprived. IPL founder Lalit Modi, who lives in self-exile in London, was amongst the prominent names who tweeted in support of the cause.
At the same time, there are others who believe that the IPL is a soft-target and the INR 1,000 Crs that the state government is expected to earn from the taxes received by hosting IPL matches in the state can be used to fulfil the water needs of millions of people in the state. Here are some top tweets that put the entire situation into perspective:
Katrina Kaif looks smokinnnn HOT in an army crop top for IPL launch #IPL9 #KatrinaKaif #IPL4DroughtVictims #IPL2016 pic.twitter.com/X90OYZ9mmo
— Bollywood Jammer (@manav22) April 9, 2016
BCCI should commit percentage of IPL profits too this season for drought relief #IPL4DroughtVictims pic.twitter.com/vi8YiEEoR0 — Kirti Basal (@kirtibasal) April 9, 2016
We all should stand together with the drought victims. #IPL4DroughtVictims @LalitKModi @BCCI @IPL pic.twitter.com/H5TqysdgGE
— Akshay! (@theKumarAkshay) April 9, 2016
Creator of IPL, Lalit Modi has come up with a brilliant idea.I hope BCCI will consider it. #IPL4DroughtVictims pic.twitter.com/C2bMUBceTh — Dr. Jasmine Mehta (@drjasminemehta) April 9, 2016
We at #rca commit to be the first to contribute to drought victims #IPL4DroughtVictims pic.twitter.com/u8OggrqLxt
— Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) April 9, 2016
#IPL4DroughtVictims Not to shut the controversy.. They should contribute more money for the drought victims for betterment of India! — Bobgally (@Krishnan_Masi) April 9, 2016
#IPL4DroughtVictims if farmers r backbone of our country then don’t make it weak instead of tht make it strong so tht our countrycan runfast
— PsyBABA (@PsyBABADelhi) April 9, 2016
I’m boycotting #IPL for their penchant of employing Paki Terrorists who are cheap bigots! #ipl4droughtvictims — PM (@PoojaMissra) April 9, 2016
It’s a great step towards saving lives of farmers they should donate 1000 Crores #IPL4DroughtVictims pic.twitter.com/jlu6ag2RnI
— Sir MSDhoni (@SirDhoni7) April 9, 2016
Sugar mills owned by politicians are responsible for water shortage in #Maharashtra They are using all the water #IPL4DroughtVictims — Gulshan Arora (@GulshanSays) April 9, 2016
#IPL4DroughtVictims ipl and BCCI should show some heart & adopt the most drought affected villages as state govt. is totally clueless on it
— Amit Kumar (@amitkumarz) April 9, 2016
Tragedy of our generation is that we became a people for who entertainment became a necessity, and water a luxury. #IPL4DroughtVictims — Sayantan Ghosh (@sayantansunnyg) April 9, 2016
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