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Thackeray to consider Pawar's request for IPL
Press Trust of India, Monday February 8, 2010, Mumbai

A day after Union Minister Sharad Pawar met Bal Thackeray requesting him to withdraw its threat against Australian cricketers' participation in IPL, Shiv Sena on Monday said it would take a final call on the issue in two-three days.

"Thackeray would take a final call on the issue of Australian players in two three days," Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said today.

Pawar had met Thackeray at the Sena chief's 'Matoshree' residence in Bandra on Sunday night. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Shashank Manohar and Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray were also present at the two-hour meeting.

"For me, the country is more important than the game," Saamana quoted Thackeray as telling Pawar.

"I will never tolerate India's insult," the Sena supremo said.

"We told Balasaheb that the Australian team will not participate in the IPL, but each IPL team will have one or two Australians," Manohar had said last night after the meeting.

"He asked us to give a presentation on how many Australian players will play in the IPL. We will make the presentation in a day or two," Manohar had said.

"Thackeray and he (Uddhav) gave us a considerate hearing. We tried to convince him that only one or two Australian players will participate in the IPL matches and by not allowing all IPL matches it's the state players (Marathi players) who will lose ultimately," he had told reporters.
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Tags: Aus cricketers in IPL, Bal Thackeray, IPL Controversy, Sharad Pawar
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Posted by Sheldon on Feb 08, 2010
I agree with Thackeray on one hand, by standing up for Mumbai and its true inhabitants. There should be some level of security for the original inhabitants. If one does not feel secure in his own state then he is forced to flee his own home to look for jobs and support his family elsewhere. Its not fair. People from other states are welcome to practice business, trade and find work but not forgetting the locals too need a place to call home. Ignoring the local population in any state, city or country will always cause uprising by the same. History of most countries says it has always caused and will always do. This is the Government of Maharashtra's duty to safeguard its own and grant extra privileges for the locals. Secondly, Using sports, films, festivals and other non political related activities is a good medium to ease tensions, understand different cultures and live in peace, Provided this is done strictly giving the message of brotherhood and not for political gain. Finally an advice to the Government of Maharashtra : Always give peace and understanding a chance to grow and at the same time don't forget your own.
Posted by Nyayman on Feb 08, 2010
Pawar has let down the UPA govt, on the onehand and on the other and mre important side has made a mockery of Indian democracy by bending before the power of mobocracy!
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