Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition leader VD has criticized the drop in viewership in Kariyavatta due to the sports minister’s statement that people who are hungry should not come to watch cricket. Satisfied. The opposition leader’s criticism was via a Facebook post.
The sports minister said that those who are starving should not watch the match… Today the match is being played in front of an empty gallery… Don’t question the self-esteem of the Malayalis anymore. Congratulations to Gill and Kohli who scored centuries on the green field… -VD Satheesan said in a Facebook post.
Sports Minister V. Abdurrahman’s comments were controversial. The minister said that taxes cannot be reduced and those who are hungry should not go to watch the game. Although there was a lot of criticism against this, CPM state secretary MV Govindan supported the minister. MV Govindan argued that the minister meant that it would be difficult to enjoy these things when you are hungry.
Finally, the gallery was empty when the game was played today. The game was played with the smallest crowd in Greenfield history.
