Monday, March 17, 2008

Srinivasan “Why Rs.10 lacks for Dhoni and only Rs.1000 for GM”

There was a question on yahoo answers;
"Is Indian Chess Federation downgrading coaches by offering meagre coaching fee of Rs. 1000/- for Grand Master"
Barve wrote: Mr. Srinivasn President of AICF and Srinivasn Treaserer of BCCI are same person I am told... Chennai has picked up Dhone for 6 crores .... and AICF president is offering Grand Master Rs.1000/- for a day..... This is how Top brass of Chess in India think of chess players......” Barve's answer was adjudged the best.

Answer given on “Yahoo Answers” or other Q/A are simple instinct of answerer.

Because of this reply Goa State Chess Association (GSCA) asked Shrikant Barve to clarify his stand. All India Chess Federation (AICF) Vice President and President of Goastate Chess Association Shri Sameer Anil Salgaokar has threatened me that I may have to face LIFE BAN. The matter is reported to AICF by GSCA.

I Shrikant Barve is firm on the words used in the answer and asked Executive Committee for which I was invitee on what grounds should I clariy my position of word. And also said further that I would like to repeat those words furthermore I want to substantiate them.
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Owner of one of India Premier League’s franchisee - the Chennai cricket team - N Srinivasan, Vice Chairman & MD of India Cement and President of All India Chess Federation N. Srinivasan interview with CNBC-TV18

http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/ipl-team-owners-confident-earning-revenues-post-splurge/17/00/327311.

Q: We would like to know the possibility on how you would leverage individual players that you have bid for having paid so much for the time already? Is there a specific marketing strategy that will come in for each player that will work as a revenue generation model going ahead or will you essentially look at generating individual value from all of your players?
Owner of one of India Premier League’s franchisee - the Chennai cricket team - N Srinivasan, Vice Chairman & MD of India Cement and President of All India Chess Federation N. Srinivasan interview with CNBC-TV18

Srinivasan: I explained to you that there are huge revenue streams coming in. All of us have gone with what we think is going to be matchwinning team or combinations. Ultimately the quality of cricket we deliver is what is going to bring in the people. We believe the stadiums will be packed, we believe we will get excellent crowds. We are not looking at this as some kind of proposition where we will lose money.

There are two separate aspects. One is, we want to bring in good quality cricket. We are people who have been associated with cricket for a very long time. We believe we have a match-winning combination.

The second aspect is we believe that this is also not going to be a losing proposition and ultimately the value of this franchise is like a right in a territory. This will grow by leaps and bounds. I do not know what you are trying to get at. But we believe it is a win-win situation, win for the players, win for the public, and win for the franchise owners.

Mr. N Srinivasan is all so a President of AICF.
In regard to whatever he has said about Cricket and Cricketer’s, I want to ask as a simple ordinary member of AICf and a citizen of India . “ What he think of Chess and a Chess Player, particularly of Grandmasters.”

Mahendrasingh Dhoni might be playing for about maximum of 60 days in three years ..... he is offered 6 crore i.e. Rs.10,00,000 per day.

You are also a President of AICF, by a circular, you have told GM to submit their biodata (There are only 16 Gm in India) and offered Rs.10,000 for 10 day coaching. i.e. Rs.1000/- per day.

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