Are we ready for the Commonwealth Games?

As the media focuses on deadlines being missed by the Organising Committee in getting the venues ready against established milestones, towards the run up to the games, as an Indian I’ve begun to worry. I only hope that our legendary ability to notch up the unbelievable towards the final stretch will come to the fore this time too! As a contrast, the news of London having got ready for the next Olympics accentuates our inefficiencies, shoddy planning and the lack of nationalism.
How else does one justify a guy like Mani Shankar Iyer exclaiming that he’d feel damn sad if the games went off without any hitch? He’s being churlish and petty, simply because he was sacked as the minister of sports in the central government and replaced by MS Gill, a couple of years ago when his ego hassles with Suresh Kalmadi just did not let any meaningful movement forward towards getting ready for the games – he, therefore, is equally responsible for the current mess and deserves to be flogged publicly. One always supported a national cause – in this case, the conduct of the CWG showcases India’s ability to organize such events to the world in general, being the ultimate aim – however much difference of opinion one has as to whether we needed to take on this jamboree against the backdrop of our current economic state. Come on, Mani Shankar Iyer, you’re supposed to be educated and hail from a good background, but you give me the impression of being an absolute illiterate without even an iota of decency! And Suresh Kalmadi, despite gross overspending, it’s sad to see the mess created by you and your team. And it further saddens me when I'd seen you as a young, vibrant and positive young Flight Lieutenant of the IAF at the National Defence Academy.
For our country's sake, let's get all hands on deck to pull together and make the CWG a grand success!