The IPL is being moved out of India. I think it's a shameful thing to do. The Indian elections are the biggest excercize of its type in the world. Not to talk about how important they are both as elections and as a symbol of our freedom and democracy. And given the security environment in which we live today, it is only fitting that the elections get the highest priority. I am as big a fan of cricket as the next guy, but our sense of nationhood ought to take precedence over the game. Cribbing about the Govts. inability to provide adequate security for some matches is totally unworthy of any patriot. But I guess, when millions of rupees are at stake, all else goes out the window. I know a lot of people would have lost a lot of money if the IPL was cancelled, but I don't think it would have made a dent in the pockets of people like SRK or Mallya. I mean the whole country is being mobilised for a momentous occasion and all Lalit Modi can think about is how he can salvage his competition. Now they're looking at other venues and studying how they can maximize their profits. Money is very important I know, but there has to be a limit! Would he be happier if his matches were provided enough security in Delhi or Chennai and people lost lives at bomb blasts at polling booths. What is the greater necessity? I haven't discussed this with anyone, but I feel I might be a minority in feeling thus, though I hope I'm not!