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In the worlds most volatile league, CSKs stability has served them well
by Ashish Magotra
May 22, 2013

to the Kochi-Shashi Tharoor sweat equity scandal to teams being terminated to the spot-fixing scandals of IPL 5 and 6. There has been simply no let-up. It has #Indian Premier League # Mahendra Singh Dhoni # Chennai Super Kings # Stephen Fleming # IPL 6 # IPL6 War Room
Sreesanth and IPL spot fixing: Why history makes it so hard to believe the police
by G Pramod Kumar
May 21, 2013

Minister Shashi Tharoor initially said on record, he is innocent until proven guilty. Our politicians say the same thing many times in a day even #BCCI # InMyOpinion # Sreesanth # Delhi Police # Mumbai Police # RTI # IPL spot-fixing # Ajit Chandila # Ankeet Chavan
Narendra Modi talks social media at BJP power meet
by FP Politics
May 21, 2013

.6 million people, second only to Congress leader and social media arch-rival Shashi Tharoor. (Although the Gujarat Chief Minister would do well to look #social media # facebook # Politics # India # BJP # Twitter # Narendra Modi # Technology # JustSaying # LK Advani # Blog # BJP Parliamentary group
Court rejects plea to withdraw National Anthem case against Shashi Tharoor
May 20, 2013

Kochi: A Court in Kerala on Monday dismissed a plea to withdraw the complaint in the National Anthem case against Union Minister Shashi Tharoor #India # NewsTracker # Shashi Tharoor # National Anthem
From Ganguly to Gavaskar: Who said what on IPL spot-fixing scandal
by FP Sports
May 17, 2013

be banned for lifetime. The BCCI should probe the incident and give most stringent punishment because such incidents sully the name of the game and nation,Shashi #Sports # Cricket # Sourav Ganguly # IPL # WhoSaidWhat # Sunil Gavaskar # Spot fixing # S Sreesanth # IPL 2013
Kerala shocked over Sreesanth's arrest
by F wire
May 17, 2013

Shashi Tharoor said Sreesanth's arrest came as a big surprise for him."He is a hugely talented cricketer and, unless he is proved guilty, I don't want #NewsTracker
Less shock, more sense: The fix cricket really needs
by Abhilasha Khaitan
May 16, 2013

cricketer was an easy target for the betting syndicates. It is the players choice to succumb or not and here was one with no visible proof of resolve. Shashi #Sports # Rajasthan Royals # NewsTracker # Sreesanth # SpotFixing # IPL 6 # Ajit Chandila # Ankeet Chavan
Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state
by G Pramod Kumar
May 16, 2013

of them said they didnt.This is exactly how Shashi Tharoor or the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) initially reacted, with a caveat that the pacer should #Sports # Cricket # Rajasthan Royals # Kerala # Sreesanth # Spot fixing # Sanju Samson # IPL 2013
IPL is a full blown mafia now, says Firstpost reader
by FP Staff
May 16, 2013

Shashi Tharoors stand unconvincing. Shashi Tharoor: Sreesanth is innocent until proven guilty,THIS STANDS FOR EVERYONE IS'NT SO, Narendra modi is guily #Sports # Cricket # Wereadyou # Match Fixing # SpotFixing # S Sreesanth # IPL 6 # IPL 2013 # CommentsonFP # Indian Premiere League 6
Were Leander Paes and Rhea Pillai ever married?
by FP Staff
May 16, 2013

Seems like May has not been too kind to celebrity marriages. Blame it one the summer or the paparazzi, after news that Shashi Tharoor and wife #Bollywood # BuzzPatrol # Tennis # Leander Paes # Gossip # Rhea Pillai # Leander-Rhea divorce

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