Legislature pat for Ganguly

Source: Wisden CricInfo     Date: March 14, 2000

A heated debate broke out today in the West Bengal Assembly here regarding the plan to felicitate Sourav Ganguly. Congress members of the Legislative Assembly demanded that Ganguly be given a state felicitation. However, the State Minister of Sports Subhas Chakrabarty stated that since Ganguly had already been given a felicitation a few months back, it would be incorrect to do so again. “We have already honoured him in November 1999. So we cannot give Ganguly a state felicitation for every success that he gets.” 

However, Congress members then created a din in the Assembly by banging on tables and jumping on the desks stating that Ganguly should be felicitated for becoming the captain of the Indian side. At the end of the heated debate, the speaker decided to send an on line congratulatory message to Ganguly on behalf of the Assembly for his recent achievements as the captain of the Indian team.