In the wake of the 26/11 attacks, and I promise this will be my last piece on the subject, security for the world-famous Indian cricket team – a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BCCI – has been upgraded to ‘Z’ category, which is on par with that granted to our world-notorious politicians – wholly-owned subsidiaries of criminal and anti-social elements in society.


When I cornered the head of security arrangements at the Chepauk in Chennai and asked him whether it was fair that the common man on the street continues to feel insecure as ever while sportspersons are being provided all this security using up the taxes paid by the common man, everything he had to say on the matter was off the record and so cannot be...

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