IPL Charms its way into Prison!
If anyone had any doubts on popularity and reach of IPL, this should shut them for good 
AFP reports that hundreds of inmates in Kolkata prison are on hunger strike after they were not denied watching Indian Premier League cricket matches, officials said Monday.
B.D. Sharma, the inspector general of West Bengal prisons, said the protest began after guards rejected prisoners’ demands to be able to watch the matches taking place in South Africa that are being broadcast on a private channel.
"They are free to watch the national channels aired by the state-run network, but we can’t allow inmates to watch private channels for security reasons. We have to go by the rules"
Sharma told AFP. The protest, by 500 inmates at the Alipore Central Jail in Kolkata, was continuing Monday, Sharma said.
Its funny, but gives a insight into how cricket rules Indian psyche. Even being in prison can’t stop people being charmed by IPL.
Way to go, IPL!
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