If they tweet on the situation, they acknowledge the crisis. If they acknowledge the crisis, they acknowledge the government’s failure. If they acknowledge the government’s failure, they think they'll get into trouble. Therefore, #IndiaTogether, in deafening silence. #IPL2021
There are exceptions. Ashwin, Jaffer, Harbhajan. I hope there will be more in days to come. The problem is not the IPL. It's just the lack of acknowledgment.
I don't blame the IPL. If anything the tournament got lucky with everything being in place before things got alarmingly worse. And cancelling it does nothing. Just acknowledge & empathise with the people. They're people. Not just a target audience.
When Sky covered the West Indies-England Test in the aftermath of George Floyd & BLM, Michael Holding & Ebony Rainford-Brent spoke about racism. Not because it was related to the Test match, but because it was the conscientious & responsible thing to do.
Sport is a platform. One that reaches people. If the people are suffering, or in pain, reach out to them. Show them you care. Show the people of India that the sport & its icons care about them. Of course you can do more, but this is the very least.
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