importantly it attempts to connect the youth with India’s decision-makers as the suggestions tabled on the handle will culminate in active interactions between Uthspeak and the authorities concerned. Soccer Talent Hunt Milind Deora Soccer Championship, an annual football tournament for school students is organised by the Milind Deora Initiative. This initiative mainly aims to promote a relatively lesser-known sport among the under privileged part of the society. The plan is to extend the talent search in organizing a tournament into a league format for Municipal and Government funded schools in South Mumbai. In April 2013, Five south Mumbai school boys - Rudolf D'Souza (13), Arfat Ansari (15), Tanaay Shah (15), Uzair Ansari (15) and Praful Kumar (16) were selected after their display in the Milind Deora soccer championships by the club's coaches for a 21-day coaching stint with English Premier League team at Queens Park Rangers F.C. in London. In October 2013, Bollywood Actor Salman Khan with South Mumbai MP Milind Deora, Aditya Mittal, son of Laxmi Mittal commemorated the 5th South Mumbai- Milind Deora Junior Soccer Challenger, organised in association with Queens Park Rangers F.C. Over 5000 kids(4250 from Municipal Schools) from over 137 schools, including municipal and government aided ones, participated in this Challenger, which is India’s largest community football tournament. Independent Stands Adarsh Scam The 37-year-old Congress member of Parliament from south Mumbai, advised the Chavan-led Maharashtra government to take the opposition parties on board. He said this is necessary because members of almost all political parties are involved in the Adarsh scam. On 25 December 2013, he had tweeted: "If the Adarsh report raises questions we should investigate (agnostic of party or bureaucracy), answer them and not be hush." Rejection of Ordinance protecting convicted MLAs/MPs Adding woes for the UPA government, which is already facing wrath of the Opposition and the public for passing an ordinance on convicted legislators, Congress leader and Minister of State Milind Deora has come out in the open against it. He tweeted that the ordinance could endanger the already eroding public faith in democracy. "Legalities aside allowing convicted MPs/MLAs 2 retain seats in the midst of an appeal can endanger the already eroding public faith in democracy," Deora tweeted. Personal life On 9 November 2008, Deora married Pooja Shetty in Mumbai. She heads the film production company Walk Water Media and is the daughter of film producer Manmohan Shetty, former Adlabs