To cheer or not to cheer

They are promoted by the IPL. The cricketing fraternity considers them part of the game. The spectators, too, relish their sporty acts. They, however, have been in the thick of controversy since the IPL event took off two weeks ago. There are vehment supporters and detractors of cheerleaders, reports Gitanjali Sharma
The moral brigade furiously batting against the IPL cheerleaders brings to the mind a story about two monks. The tale goes thus: once, an old monk and a young monk, while travelling on foot, see a woman drowning in a river. The young monk, without wasting a second, jumps into the water to save the struggling woman.
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