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Indian prisoners protest against IPL TV ban

Here’s something that says Indian Premier League is so popular in India that even prisoners are going on a hunger strike to watch IPL matches. AFP reports that hundreds of inmates at a prison in Kolkata have gone on hunger strike after they were not allowed to watch Indian Premier League cricket matches, officials said Monday. B.D. Sharma, the inspector general of West Bengal prisons, said the protest began after guards rejected prisoners’ demands to be able to watch the matches taking place in South Africa that are being broadcast on a private channel.

Via AFP

It happens only in India