Sunday, March 14, 2021

Thala (Dhoni)

M.  S. Dhoni was in New York on vacation.  He had shaved his head.

Indian cricket player Wasim Jaffer who is famous for his Twitter added a quirky caption to describe Dhoni’s picture.


Thalai Lama

Almost everyone in Tamil Nadu loves the captain of Chennai Super Kings.  They affectionately call him “Thala” which in Tamil means Leader.

I was talking to a friend of mine (Madhu) about this.  He said if Dhoni run in a Tamil  Nadu election as a Chief Minister candidate he will win hands down.

I was thinking about that afterwards.

Many Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers do not have Tamil as their mother tongue.  Annadurai and Karunanidhi are Telugu origin.  MGR is a Malayali.  Jayalalitha is Kannadiga born.  Rajnikanth who wanted to be a CM is Kannadiga/Marathi

So why not Thala (Dhoni) be the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?

What do you think?
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14 comments:

  1. DeeMarch 14, 2021 at 11:21 PM

    Brilliant SG....two of my most favorite subjects Crickit and Political ....

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    1. SGMarch 14, 2021 at 11:25 PM

      Thanks for your comments Dee. You misspelled political. It should have been plitical.

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  2. Destination InfinityMarch 15, 2021 at 6:21 PM

    While all others you mentioned know Tamil fluently, Dhoni doesn't. If he can learn the language, why not? :)

    Destination Infinity

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    1. SGMarch 16, 2021 at 9:55 AM

      Thanks for your comments Rajesh. It was a tongue-in-cheek comment. Please don't take it seriously.

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  3. KParthasarathiMarch 15, 2021 at 7:04 PM

    I am not so sure about your friend’s assessment. MSD is popular amongst youngsters who follow cricket. IPL21 may be his last and he may fade away thereafter. Politics is a different ball game and calls for different skill set.

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    1. SGMarch 16, 2021 at 9:56 AM

      Thanks for your comments Mr. KP. It was a tongue-in-cheek comment. Please don't take it seriously.

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  4. Kirtivasan GanesanMarch 16, 2021 at 9:55 PM

    Karunanidhi was born in Tamil Nadu. In fact the village where he was born is close to my native place.
    Cricket is a money spinner in India. Dhoni got a chance to be the skipper of Chennai Super Kings. Must have earned in crores.
    Rupee is stronger than dollar, when it comes to cricket.

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    1. SGMarch 17, 2021 at 8:05 AM

      Thanks for your comments Kirtivasan. Karunanidhi may have born in Tamil Nadu. According to what I read he is of Telugu origin.

      https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/india/no-real-tamil-speaking-leaders-in-tn.html

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    2. Kirtivasan GanesanMarch 18, 2021 at 1:44 AM

      But Karunanidhi sir was a great Tamil laureate. Kalaignar !! Do you agree ?

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    3. SGMarch 18, 2021 at 12:09 PM

      Yes I agree

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  5. Pradeep NairMarch 17, 2021 at 11:03 PM

    Not sure if Dhoni is keen to be a politician, though he might be very popular. But quite possible people in TN could elect him.

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    1. SGMarch 18, 2021 at 12:11 PM

      Thanks for your comments Pradeep. It was a tongue-in-cheek comment. Anything is possible in TN because individual hero worship is very common there.

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  6. rudraprayagaMarch 30, 2021 at 11:05 PM

    If he has some political acumen and if T.N elects him as the C.M, T.N will be lucky at least for one and a half tenures, he will not be corrupt. But later politics will drag him to the bribery-looting- corruption synonymous company. Anyway charming topic.

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    1. SGApril 2, 2021 at 6:19 PM

      Thanks for your comments Sarala. You are correct. The local politicians will drag him into all the bribery and corruption.

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