We The People: playing politics with sports?

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Bowing to intense political pressure, top Sri Lankan players were withdrawn from the Chennai matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa refused to host them due to the growing political tensions in the state resulting from the treatment of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka. On We The People, we debate whether the move is justified.

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