PMK MLA requires ban on CSK as they have no Tamil players
An MLA in Tamil Nadu has demanded that the IPL employees Chennai Super Kings should be banned on account of it does not have any players from the state. SP Venkateshwaran, a Dharmapuri Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) MLA, made the demand whereas addressing the state legislative assembly on Tuesday.
He argued that the employees should be disqualified as a result of it claims to characterize Tamil Nadu though none of its players is from the world. He made the assertion by means of the requires for funding for the Sports and Youth Welfare Department, claiming that he merely mirrored public sentiment on the issue.
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“Today, the IPL tournament is very popular among the youth. Even though there are many talented players in Tamil Nadu, Chennai Super Kings doesn’t even have one native player. However, the management earns huge commercial profits by advertising to the people of Tamil Nadu as the ‘Tamil Nadu team.’ The CSK team which doesn’t give prominence to Tamil players should be banned,” he talked about throughout the assembly.
“A lot of youngsters are watching IPL with lots of interest. Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu. Our leader Ayya (Dr Ramadoss) has launched a campaign ‘In search of Tamil’ to raise awareness among youth about the importance of protecting the Tamil language,” the PMK chief later mentioned whereas talking to the media.
He alleged, “Many people contacted me and said they are hurt that despite keeping Chennai as part of its team name, it does not provide opportunities for our talented native players and should be banned.”
“I just echoed the sentiments of the people in the Assembly today. They are making profits from our people by projecting as if they represent Tamil Nadu but there are no Tamil Nadu players (in the team). I want more people from our state to be part of the team,” he added.
The incumbent Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) authorities ought to provide free tickets to IPL video video games to MLAs, SP Velumani, a former minister from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), advocated all through the equivalent dialogue. He well-known that his event had carried out so whereas in vitality.
“In the previous regime run by us (AIADMK), we had given up to 400 passes to all the MLAs. But now the DMK government is not providing passes to AIADMK MLAs. This should be considered,” he made an enchantment to Udhayanidhi Stalin, chief minister M. Okay. Stalin’s son and the state minister answerable for rising sports activities actions.
Today, CSK hosts Rajasthan Royals at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. It will most likely be a giant second as Mahendra Singh Dhoni will captain CSK for the two hundredth time throughout the IPL, primarily essentially the most by a captain throughout the T20 league’s historic previous.
