Minister too large

Over the years,across sports,selectors and players have disagreed. But pullout threats,the kind Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna have wielded,that too at the Olympics,arent healthy. Certainly,players should not be encouraged to behave like ransom seekers. Equally,ministers must not start acting as their messengers. Makens knack of speaking out of turn remember,the F1 item girl quote and meddling in affairs that are best left to those more qualified exemplified in the controlling urge showcased in the sports bill he attempted to pilot through Parliament last year may end up making him the cabinets new Mamata Banerjee.

It is these unwanted interventions that make national sporting federations,chiefly BCCI,wary of the sports bill and the sports ministrys intentions. Maken asserts that the ministry is entitled to answers as AITA avails itself of government funding. In the present context,this is a petty argument made worse by its crude tone. AITA needs to do two things: ask Bhupathi to mind his side of the court and tell Maken to first take tennis lessons.