CEOs Protest against the Golf Club Take Over
Posted on June 11th, 2008 in Uncategorized) by admin |
Just as the Kerala High Court rapped the LDF government for its takeover of the heritage property Trivandrum Golf Club, it has found a fervent caddie in the association of IT honchos. The State Cabinet had decided to acquire the 100-year old club, located in 24 acres in prime property in the heart of Kerala capital since the club was reported to have ‘outstanding tax dues’.
The captains of IT firms in Technopark have clubbed in against the Trivandrum Golf Club takeover in unison, dubbing the move as “taken in haste”. While other State governments were trying to promote golf, the Kerala government was trying to end an existing golf course, they pointed out. There are 120-odd Companies working from Technopark, about 12 kms away from Trivandrum Golf Club.
According to G-TEC, the Group of Technopark Companies, the takeover of Trivandrum Golf Club may give “negative signal to the investor community.” Sunil Gupta, a spokesman of GTEC said, here in a release, that some IT firms which invested in Kerala in 1994 were promised a golf club within Technopark. With the current priority of more buildings, this promise was unlikely to materialise, Gupta argued.
The Kerala High Court, meanwhile, has asked the Kerala government to return the possession of Trivandrum Golf Club to club members on Tuesday. The State revenue officials had effected the acquistion on Monday.
The court has also asked State revenue secretary Nivedita Haran to appear before it next Monday to give explanation.
Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan has reacted that the State government would appeal against the verdict. Just hours before the court order, State law minister M Vijayakumar had defended the takeover, saying that the Kerala government intended to make golf facilites accessible to more people beyond the club’s 200-odd members.
Courtesy :- Financial Express
Well if the government truly wants more people to have access to the club, it is good. The fact is the members at the trivandrum golf club think too much of themselves. Golf is a sport. I know caddies who play better than these bunch of members who truly think they can impress especially a foreigner with being involved in golf. Getting a membership is difficult unless you are a CEO of some company.
I know of certain people who actually think they are superior because they play golf, just like many who buys jazz music(Miles, coltrane) because it is a status symbol. Many dont even know what they are!
As far as i am concerned, the golf club should be used to bring all the professionals in technopark with bad communication skills to have courses on the green.