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Old 03-04-2007, 03:04 PM in reply to Richard Jenkins's post starting "Just been doing a bit of background on..."
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Originally Posted by Richard Jenkins
Just been doing a bit of background on this guy Subhash Chandra and the essel group.[...It seems he's worth a few bob.
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Originally Posted by Rediff
Chandra, a one-time rice packer in Hissar, Haryana, is being credited with outwitting News Corp's chairman and global media baron Rupert Murdoch, who is known for his ability to get what he wants.
Hmm some guy - even Richard Branson could not outwit Rupert Murdoch with his Virgin Media agains Sky TV.


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Originally Posted by Richard Jenkins
Without Packer we wouldn't have ODI's . Given the popularity of 20-20 i'm not surprised someone else is having a pop.
That's true - being a Test man rather than a one dayer, I wish Packer had never got involved in cricket.

Interesting to see what he does in India.
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