Dear Mr. Vishwanath, An old adage says "Beauty of bureaucracy lies in anonymity" The South Indian lobby is invisible yet effective. An intelligent person like you should be able to read the fine prints. I would not waste your time by citing incidents. Democracy always runs through pressure groups and I have qualms about a South Indian lobby. My only appeal is: safeguard national pride which is now associated with cricket. And yes, if anyone of you thinks Kumble & India came off in flying colours in the test series down under then he must be a great follower of Mahatma Gandhi whose philosophy of non-violence was promptly given a decent burial after independence. Only weaklings seek glory in defeat as there is never a glory in defeat. Politics and cricket have always gone hand in hand. Look at Rahul Dravid who was trying to establish Karthik by bringing him one down to find an opportunity to eliminate Dhoni. And no wonder Dhoni paid him when the time came. And see how Dhoni brought Karthik one down against Aussies in the 7th ODI only to have him discredited. Finally, Dhoni has cleverly avoided this test series again leaving Karthik to earn a bad name against the likes of Mendis, having discovered the prowess of Mendis in the final of Asia cup. If you cannot read the fine print then you are no follower of cricket.
