Today morning when I opened The Times of India, on the very first page I read these lines – Two days ago, in an online poll by TOI, 97% of respondents strongly believed the Commonwealth Games organizers had tarnished India’s image. Now, there’s proof that it wasn’t just an outpouring of sentiment. Global rating agency Moody’s says the Game fiasco dented India’s global image and may hurt its reputation as an investment and tourist destination.

I don’t know whom to blame for this but few days back I had read a tweet which said, “Bronze medal 4 corruption goes 2 Sheila Dikshit, Silver to Kalmadi, Gold to Manmohan Singh. Sonia gets Dronacharya best coach award”. Well, I don’t believe in this statement but same time I do not have any other alternative to counter this.

When we look at the statistics related to Delhi Commonwealth games we find many bitter facts and the most depressing fact is withdrawal. Let’s look at few of the sports celebrities who have withdrawn their names from the game. Usain Bolt, Olympic champian and world record holder in 100m and 200m has widthrawn his name from the games. Others who followed it are Asafa Powell, second fastest man on this earth after bolt; Dani Samuels, world discus champion; David Rudish, world record holder in 800m; Asbel Kiprop, Olympipc gold medalist in 150m; Linet Masai, world champion in 10,000m; Christine Ohuruogu, Olympic 400 metres champion; and many more. This list also include the much awaited Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice.

Philips Idowu, world triple jump champion narrated his views on a social networking site – All the press about bridges collapsing, 23+ people being hurt, uninhabitable living condition put me off. I can’t afford to risk my safety in the slightest.

Canadian sports columnist Stephen Brunt wrote in “The Globe and Mail”, Toronto – … this kind of shortfall was inevitable, eventually. And were it not New Delhi now, it would be somewhere else in the very near future, in a city and country that paid too much, that promised too much, that was unwilling or unable to divert the necessary resources.

There are several other comments from countries like Canada, UK, Australia and even from the countries who are not visible on global map. Do we [Indians] deserve these comments? Why do we need to listen this? Who is responsible for that? Can they ever be caught? Will their be an accountability?

There are lots of questions but the biggest question is – Can we dare to ask these questions to correct people on correct forums?