Threats

     In present scenario to host successfully any sporting event its become challenge for security agencies as anti elements of society of concern country consider this as golden opportunity to raise their voices’ or horrify international community by disrupting sporting event through demonstration or extremist incidence so that world consider country not safe to play sport or tour. India this year going to host three big sporting events World Hockey Cup (28th February), Indian Premier League season III (12th March) and Commonwealth Games (October), for Home Ministry & security agencies until October month time is not easy and full of under pressure as Ilayas Kashmiri threat to disrupt the sporting events and warn countries to keep distance from these events otherwise they will be responsible for the dire consequences, but responding to the threat Union Home Minister of India Mr. Chidambaram said we don’t need to bow down to the threats of anybody, participants will get full security during these sporting events; India is not much vulnerable then any other country of world & India is not less vulnerable then any other country of world.
    Just yesterday when Kolkata test match ended, news came that in Jaipur a person intercept of terrorist conversation in which they were talking of terrorist activity during first ODI in which they had plan to do terrorist action, match is schedule to play in Jaipur on 21st February between India and South Africa, taking serious notice of this intercept security tighten in Pink city (Jaipur) and authority has seal border of Jaipur until match date. There is no doubt that all the threats are not serious, often they prove mock, but threats make security personnel’s more alert, vigil and agile round the clock to avoid any untoward incidence takes place and threat not turn into reality which can become cause of concern for future events and effect tourist industry of that country.
    World Cup Hockey is going to held in India on 28th February, 2010 in which top hockey teams of the world are going to participate but Pune Bomb blast on 13th February, 2010 make some countries participation dubious in the world cup as they are considering to send their delegates to check the security, countries which are vocal they are Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand ,in coming days Pakistani delegation will be in India to check security and after the report of their delegation then their team will be in India to play the Hockey World Cup. Australian Prime Minster Mr. Kevin Rudd just yesterday said they are closely in touch with Indian authority on to security issue and India is safe to play sport as Australia. New Zealand is calm on to this issue and not speaks anything relating to their participation in the World Cup.
   After the end of World Cup of Hockey, IPL season III will begin and different cities of India are going to host matches’, few days back Shiv Sena was against the participation of Australian players and was threatening that party and their cadres wont allow Oz players to play in Mumbai but now Party chief said he has no objection on to Australian players participation in Mumbai, but Andhra Pradesh state is furious when opening ceremony and matches of Deccan Charges are shifted from Hyderabad to Mumbai and sports minister of Andhra Pradesh state said if matches shifted to Maharashtra from Hyderabad on the issues of Telangana agitation then Deccan Charges will boycott the IPL season III. Chief of IPL Mr. Lalit Modi is active and doing his level best to satisfy every noise so that season III also hosts successfully & without any problem which right now appears not easy.
   October month is very crucial for India as one of the high level just equivalent to Asian Games India is going to host Common Wealth Games in which all the countries of the world are going to participate which are common wealth countries, but controversy started last year when Common Wealth Games administrator visited India and express concern on to the completion of stadium which are going to host games as they felt that stadium wont be ready on time but Ramesh Kalmari took responsibility to complete stadium on time and host the game successfully, and now it is added one more concern that is threat of Ilayas Kashmiri both make every Indians bit worries for hosting games successfully but being Indian and faith on our concerned department I has no doubt I my mind that it will be a successful event host by India.