The Indian industrialist Ness Wadia is the grandson of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
Ironic that Jinnah's descendants are Indian not Pakistani.
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| Indian Communist demands ban on Twenty20 cricket |
| 2008-02-23 |
| KOLKATA: The government should ban Twenty20 cricket and ascertain the source of income for the BCCI-backed multi-billion dollar Indian Premier League, veteran CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta demanded on Saturday. Describing Twenty20 cricket as a "gamble" involving "widespread betting" and "free investment of unaccounted money", Dasgupta alleged that a cabinet minister was involved in the "caricature of the game and looting cricket lovers." Dasgupta was apparently referring to Agriculture Minister and Maharashtra political heavyweight Sharad Pawar, who heads the cash-rich BCCI. "No player can exhibit talent in this format. It's a shameful attempt by unscrupulous people to make money. Unfortunately, there is no opposition to this, either from cricketers or from the government," the senior parliamentarian said. "The standards and morality of cricket will go down because of Twenty20 cricket and events like IPL. Cricket will be destroyed," Dasgupta said. Filmstars Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Preity Zinta, and industrialists Mukesh Ambani, Vijay Mallya and Ness Wadia were among those who recently shelled out billions of rupees in bids to become franchise owners of Indian Premier League teams and rope in star players from India and abroad. The tournament would be held at eight venues in India from April 18 to June 1. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #4 BTW The Star Spangled Banner was written in 1812 on the HMS Minden, a British Navy ship built in Bombay by the Wadia family shipbuilders. His ancestor Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia began the Wadia shipbuilding dynasty in 1736, when he obtained a contract from the British East India Company. They built over a hundred warships for the Royal Navy. |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-02-23 12:42 |
| #3 That is his girlfriend, the Indian actress Preity Zinta. He isn't a Muslim though. Jinnah's daughter married a Zoroastrian. |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-02-23 12:34 |
| #2 Is that a "burkha babe" next to him? How many fatwas has he accumulated? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2008-02-23 12:17 |
| #1 Ness Wadia The Indian industrialist Ness Wadia is the grandson of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Ironic that Jinnah's descendants are Indian not Pakistani. |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-02-23 11:39 |