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It seems YSR govt tried to shut down Gopi's Badminton academy:
Government Ruins Gopichand's Academy Dream
India's badminton scene has become mired in politics after former All England champion Pullela Gopichand's hopes of starting an academy was foiled by a state leader.
Gopichand, India's last All England men's singles winner was moving ahead with building his academy on land given as a gift by the government.
However, according to media reports, YSR Reddy, the chief minister of Indian state Andhra Pradesh, has ordered that the land be returned.
The Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy was meant to be one of the best in India, to complement that of another Indian All England champion, Prakash Padukone, who runs a school in Bangalore.
The land was a gift from former state leader Chandrababbu Naidu. However, his successor, Reddy, wants the land to be given to the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh instead.
The government's decision is based on the fact that the academy will have a swimming pool and tennis court in order to help with the overall development of badminton players.
The government is adamant that these facilities will be of no use to badminton players. According to Indian media, the government order read as follows:
"The plan submitted shows that in the remaining area what is proposed are Children Play Area, Tennis court, and Swimming pool which are neither critical to Badminton Academy nor constructed upon."
Gopichand, not surprisingly, was devastated by the decision. He was quoted as saying: "I have read this news in the newspapers. But clearly the government has alloted this land to build a sports and badminton academy and not badminton courts alone.
"If you want an academy, across training and sport is a very important thing. We need other sports also to be played because otherwise you are using the same set of muscles over and over again."
Apart from the heartbreak of seeing his dream academy destroyed, Gopichand may also face financial difficulties because of a hefty loan he took out to build the complex.
He said: "I think personally there is a lot of effort put in. Not only the money part of it, but the amount of effort gone on to build this is tremendous. That's something which we can't even measure."
Could also see a few other media hit jobs against him....the problems people have to go through.
Meanwhile, a photographer (Sebastian D’Souza from Mumbai Mirror) approached me asked me to pose like a rioter. I picked up an iron rod to show how angry I am. The next day I saw myself on the front page of almost all publications. Since then, I became a villain and face of Gujarat riots across the world. The photo landed me in jail for 14 days. Later, I was acquitted by a lower court because there was not a single bit of evidence to show my participation in the massacre,” he added.
It seems YSR govt tried to shut down Gopi's Badminton academy:
Government Ruins Gopichand's Academy Dream
India's badminton scene has become mired in politics after former All England champion Pullela Gopichand's hopes of starting an academy was foiled by a state leader.
Gopichand, India's last All England men's singles winner was moving ahead with building his academy on land given as a gift by the government.
However, according to media reports, YSR Reddy, the chief minister of Indian state Andhra Pradesh, has ordered that the land be returned.
The Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy was meant to be one of the best in India, to complement that of another Indian All England champion, Prakash Padukone, who runs a school in Bangalore.
The land was a gift from former state leader Chandrababbu Naidu. However, his successor, Reddy, wants the land to be given to the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh instead.
The government's decision is based on the fact that the academy will have a swimming pool and tennis court in order to help with the overall development of badminton players.
The government is adamant that these facilities will be of no use to badminton players. According to Indian media, the government order read as follows:
"The plan submitted shows that in the remaining area what is proposed are Children Play Area, Tennis court, and Swimming pool which are neither critical to Badminton Academy nor constructed upon."
Gopichand, not surprisingly, was devastated by the decision. He was quoted as saying: "I have read this news in the newspapers. But clearly the government has alloted this land to build a sports and badminton academy and not badminton courts alone.
"If you want an academy, across training and sport is a very important thing. We need other sports also to be played because otherwise you are using the same set of muscles over and over again."
Apart from the heartbreak of seeing his dream academy destroyed, Gopichand may also face financial difficulties because of a hefty loan he took out to build the complex.
He said: "I think personally there is a lot of effort put in. Not only the money part of it, but the amount of effort gone on to build this is tremendous. That's something which we can't even measure."
Could also see a few other media hit jobs against him....the problems people have to go through.
Link to full video anyone? And what is his name...
IN AP & TN, most people ignored the SC rulings on jallikattu & bull-cart racing. But the larger & more popular/well known events had to be cancelled.As a marathi, let me say that no one will take the SC(Sharia Court) seriously.
They know she is one of them & is doing this for minority votes. They will still support her.Hmm...the good thing is Indian fiberals will be confused as hell to weather support her or not...
Another good handle to follow with same qualities is Adivaraha ( @vajrayudha11 ).
He is also a very knowledgable poster on Indian historty, culture. art, architecture. He also posted on another history forum under handle Jinit. Both he and Drona Bhardwaja have stopped posting there due to issues with moderation.
@SarthakGanguly @Rain Man @Nilgiri @Star Wars @AugenBlick @Darmashkian
I sometime wonder why VHP/RSS/BJP people do not refer to Social media in order to gather debating points for evening debates. There are some very good posters out there in a sea of trolls.
Islamists on twitter tried to get TrueIndology banned during Wani saga, but ban was eventually revoked in a day.
@TejasMk3 Take a look at this and my last post in which I forgot to quote you.
I sometime wonder why VHP/RSS/BJP people do not refer to Social media in order to gather debating points for evening debates. There are some very good posters out there in a sea of trolls.
Try @realitycheckind on twitter too to understand how the left-liberal group works in courts & the judiciary & the dangers of leftist big govt. legislation.
IN AP & TN, most people ignored the SC rulings on jallikattu & bull-cart racing. But the larger & more popular/well known events had to be cancelled.
What is going on ?????IN AP & TN, most people ignored the SC rulings on jallikattu & bull-cart racing. But the larger & more popular/well known events had to be cancelled.
Do you happen to enjoy scotch per chance?