Sunday, April 19, 2009

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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Is the media changing the way elections are held?

  • Varun Gandhi slapped by National Security Act for saying rude things and threatening the minority community. The proceedings were caught on camera.
  • Jaswant Singh, senior BJP leader accused of distribution of currency notes in public, violating moral code of conduct. The proceedings were caught on camera.
  • Mulayam Singh Yadav under scanner for sexist remark against senior Manipuri lady leader. He said "Since you are a woman, I am restraining myself. Had you not been a woman, you would've faced the consequences."
  • Govinda in trouble, caught on camera distributing notes during Holi.

All of the above incidents remind me of the Tehelka 'sting operation' where a hidden camera would sneak in and record the hideous, nasty ways of celebrities and politicians. Here, the media has it all laid bare, the camera just has to catch them with a 'take-away' phrase. In the Decision 09 debate in Times Now, I saw BJP leader Jayanti Natarajan and a Congress leader ganging up together against the press! This is really an opener, where two parties which dont see eye to eye, actually agreeing on one agenda that the press does not know its limits and magnifies everything. Politicians should realize that the days have gone where they could say nasty or communally inciting statements to influence public opinion. Now the might of the press is so big, is that if it is a deliberate statement or a goof up, just say 'sorry' gracefully and leave.

Barack Obama praises Manmohan Singh at the G-20 summit


US president Barack Obama praised Manmohan Singh, Indian prime minister at the G-20 summit at London. He asked a pretty Indian reporter from Times of India to ask him a question. She asked Obama about the talks he had with Manmohan Singh on terrorism. Barack Obama highly praised Manmohan Singh which made the press reporter happy. Obama jokingly asked her as to why she was so pleased, to which the visibly elated reporter said she was proud of Manmohan Singh.

Obama said that Manmohan Singh is a very good leader and a decent human being. He said Singh was reponsible for guiding India even before he became the prime minister of India. Regarding the issue of terrorism, Obama said that while poverty should have been the major concern for Pakistan and India, terrorism has become a priority. Obama said that he did speak with Manmohan Singh on terrorism, but more than that they had discussion on energy conservation. Obama looked like he was deviating from the topic of terrorism, as he continually spoke on energy conservation and carbon footprint. He said if India and China had wasted energy like an average American, there would have been a global melt-down. He also added that the US has been left behind in this issue as even the European nations have braced energy conservation methods.