With due respect, JC is simply playing the role of Leader of the Opposition here. This time, I agree with Aires Rodrigues, and feel he has correctly diagnosed the problems caused by politicians who come to the helm of sports bodies across India (and probably elsewhere too).
The case of chess in Goa typical. When nobody noticed it, Goa was producing world champions. Once the politicians and moneybags noticed this trend, intense politicking and battles for control began. But what is the way out? Who will "ban" the politicians from sports, as Aires suggests? Will the politicians suddenly wake up one day, realise the damage they are causing, and legislate to remove themselves out from the sporting arena? I think the questions one needs to raise are: * Why do sportsmen allow politicians to infiltrate their arena? * What are the structural flaws (being starved of funds, too many seeking too little funding, nepotism and favouritism?) that encourage (in fact, make it essential for) politicians to enter sporting organisations? * Do we have any models where sports has succeeded without politicians? If not, why not? * Can we have a rogues gallery, pointing to particular politicians who have ruined particular sports maybe starting with a small state like Goa? Just a thought. Needless to say, I claim no expertise in this field, and unlike others like Augusto Pinto or Shrikant Barve, have not been a sports organiser in real (or imaginary) life. FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 17 October 2010 00:42, J. Colaco < jc> <cola...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just a question to the learned advocate: > > Would it be constitutional? > > and How about Lawyers .... should they be banned from GoaNet, the Media etc? > > Does anybody believe that the Goa politicians are any less crooked > than the Goa lawyers/ > > jc > > On 15 October 2010 20:01, Aires Rodrigues <airesrodrigu...@gmail.com> wrote: > There should be a total ban on politicians holding posts in sports > organisations.