Rakgare’s speed must not make him miss the runway

The bid falls right under his ambit and any successful attempt will mean a feather in his cap. When he addressed the media this week, Rakgare rightly indicated that the AFCON bid was a national project and does not belong to individuals.

This was before he launched into a tirade criticising the media for what he perceived as negative reporting around the AFCON bid. Rakgare feels that the media should adopt the proverbial see, hear and speak no evil, akin to demanding blind patriotism from the men and women of the press. At times, the Minister resorted to whataboutery (a technique of responding to an accusation with a counter-accusation or raising a different issue), when he could have led the media to the right answers.