Home Minister P Chidambaram reckons that the Indian Premier League (IPL) could have been held in India in two parts if the organisers had taken into account the security concerns and not put pressure on the state governments.
“We could have done it, but only if they (IPL officials) had reflected on the concerns of the police and not try to pressurise the (state) chief ministers,” Chidambaram said in an interview to a private news channel.
“I am not letting out any secret by that. If they had only listened to the concerns of the police, this tournament could have been played in two parts. First the league part and then give a break for the critical three- or four-week period and then the knock-out part,” he said.