A complete peace of nonsense. In fact, its really encouraging if union sports minister himself is taking the initiative to get blindfolded and promote blind cricket.
On 1/31/17, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Monday, Twitterati lashed out against Union sports minister Vijay > Goel after a Press Information Bureau photo tweet of the minister at > the inauguration of the 2nd T20 World Championship for the Blind went > viral. To one’s mind, for a Sports Minister to choose to play cricket > while being blindfolded can only be described as insensitive, derisive > and highly irresponsible. It does not “level the field”, and it > certainly doesn’t break any barriers between those who have vision and > those who’re visually impaired. In fact, it makes it worse. To post a > photograph of Goel, knee-bent and blindfolded, not only makes him look > ridiculous, but it conveys disrespect and insincerity towards the > visually impaired cricketers. > http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/web-edits/the-many-gaffes-of-indias-sports-minister-4499568/ > vijay-goel-759 > > > > To be clear, it mocks them. Goel received a deluge of criticism over > Twitter. By means of a clarification, he soon shared a tiny, important > detail — he was requested to do so by the Blind Cricket Team > officials. Goel’s ridiculous performance was apparently a part of a > larger, on-going campaign where Indian cricketers (such as Gautam > Gambhir and Virat Kohli) had been requested (and, therefore, have > participated) to play blindfolded with the visually impaired, perhaps > in order to “encourage” the blind. > > Dear @ShekharGupta & @BDUTT I was requested by @blind_cricket > officials to play w/ the players in that way to encourage them. Also > check pic pic.twitter.com/LTFcCHrzEm > > — Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) January 30, 2017 > > > Playing cricket wid my visually challenged colleagues. > pic.twitter.com/BxiRH6Aki2 > > — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) January 19, 2017 > > > So, the important question to ask is this: Why does such a derisory > campaign exist in the first place? And if it does, why do individuals > like Goel or Kohli encourage it, let alone participate in it? For it > undermines the hard work and efforts put in by the visually impaired > to reach the level of efficiency in order to play the game. > > Interestingly, the officials at the Blind Cricket are gifted with > vision. They’re the ones seen standing behind Goel in the picture, > grinning widely. This campaign, therefore, is akin to a poor mimicry > of a talented coterie of cricketers who, unlike Goel, cannot see. > > This, however, isn’t the first time Goel has been embroiled in > controversy. He has had an impeccable record for committing pitiful > gaffes. A little over a week ago, he tweeted a painting which depicted > a woman in a burqa with another woman in a cage. The text that > accompanied the painting was, “This painting tells a story similar to > Zaira Wasim’s. ?????? ???? ?? ????? ??????? ????? ??? ??? ??? | More > power to our daughters!” > > zaira wasim, vijay goel, zaira wasim twitter, vijay goel twitter, goel > wasim twitter, dangal actor zaira wasim, sports minister vijay goel > Sports minister Vijay Goel (left) and Dangal actor Zaira Wasim > Thankfully, Wasim (the actor who beautifully portrayed Geeta Phogat in > Dangal) was affronted and called him out: > > dangal, Zaira Wasim, Zaira Wasim dangal, Zaira Wasim in dangal, aamir > khan, aamir khan dangal, aamir khan news, dangal news, entertainment > news Zaira Wasim (File) > : “Sir, with all respect to you, I feel I must disagree. I request you > not to connect me to such a discourteous depiction. Women in hijab are > beautiful and free.”] > > While on the surface of it, the tweet could have been interpreted as > an innocent message – a few words of encouragement sent from an older, > father-like figure to a 16-year-old. But it was suffused with multiple > meanings. The painting depicted a co-relation between women, > patriarchy, oppression and Islam. > > Personally, I find it hard to hold one particular religion responsible > for suppressing women. The system of oppression is universal and has > been present in several religions, including Hinduism. But that’s a > separate issue. What’s problematic was that Goel felt the need to > define a co-relation between Wasim and the painting. Yes, she is a > Muslim, but her identity is not grounded in that alone, nor is it > limited to it. As a people, we need to think beyond religion and > politics, particularly when it comes to appreciating women for their > work. > > Goel’s insensitivity is distasteful. So distasteful that it could be > likened to the puerile nature of a child desperate for attention. In > the past, he has misspelled the Indian athlete Dipa Karmakar’s name, > while tweeting about her at the Rio Olympics in 2016. He further made > a embarrassing mistake as he wished luck to athlete Srabani Nanda > while posting the image of Dutee Chand with it. > > If I had a message for Goel, it would be: More work, less tweeting. He > should focus on making exemplary improvements in department of sports > in India. He should focus on ensuring that the training space and > conditions for our athletes and players are safeguarded. He should > work towards ensuring investments are made in purchasing better > equipment ad hiring world-class coaches, so that our athletes can win > finally win more gold at the Olympics or any other international event > for that matter. > > But in the meantime, he should get someone to vet his tweets – and > official tweets on him – before they’re released into the public > space. > > © The Indian Express Online Media Pvt Ltd > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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