Now, the Janata Dal United, whose president Nitish Kumar is an avowed follower of Lohia, has announced as part of its youth outreach programme a cricket tournament named after the socialist icon. To start with, the party will first organise a cricket tournament in the name of Lohia,” JDU Rajya Sabha member R.C.P. Announcing a cricket tournament in the name of Lohiaji is an insult to the great man. If you read Ramachandra Guha’s book, you will find that Lohia had three pet hates: Jawaharlal Nehruji, the English language and cricket,” Tiwari said. If Nitish really wants to start a sports tournament named after Lohia, he should do one on kabbadi.”

Source: The Telegraph September 26, 2018 21:45 UTC