As someone who has studied Indian politics since 1970, this is the first election in which the media especially electronic media decided to support one family and their party by promoting them to hilt and their abject failures in Governance were converted to issues of national importance beyond the reach of opposition . The one point agenda of preventing BJP from coming to power was faithfully followed by media . I do not know who set the agenda. But one thing was sure that BJP was facing one of the most biased media coverage in the history of India. At least in the days of Indira, at least print media was unbiased with air and tv in her hands. Poor BJP had no chance at all. I hope the family justifies the immense faith the media has bestowed on them. Poor Indian electorate never had a clue where they are being herded to. At least for me this is the first election won by media. Assembly elections in Rajasthan in 2002-2003 were decided by Government servants by by massive manipulation of electoral rolls, so also the Loksabha polls in Tamilnadu in 2004 similarly. This time the media subtly manipulated the psyche of the masses. If you do not believe me, ask any leader of national importance in BJP the music they faced in the media and the choicest you will hear will confirm my observations. The media barons in USA can make or mar any political figure. We have also reached the same stage now. Is media bias good or bad for democracy, you decide.
Re: 2009 elections
by ganga shipping on May 18, 2009 01:29 PM
Mr Arunava, Nuclear deal is an eyewash, let ussee how it is going to benefit india in next 5 years which is long enough to judge the benefits associated with it. Now the congress and allies have got time to ADJUST the money stashed in foreign tax havens and make it grow by leaps n bounds the way Stock market reacted today. Devide the nation further on the basis of Caste and religion , Do not propagate idea of ONE NATION ONe RULE but appease the minorities. The party which could not do anything in 55 years of rule other than giving us Terrorism , Poverty , bad infrastructure ( except for telecom which is courtsey raajiv Gandhi n Sam Petroda ), Kashmir Problem , Pseudo secularism , Continued policy of Devide and rule etc is back to rule and destry this nation for the next 5 years within which MMS will go within 2-3 years once incumbancy starts and Rahul Gandhi will take over as prime minister. Jai ho. Hey Bhagwan is desh ki dekhbhal karte rehna please.
Re: 2009 elections
by girish thampi on May 18, 2009 01:35 PM
Excellent analysis by Rohinton. Unfortunately the country is paying a very high price for this bias. I was also shocked to see live coverage in CNNIBN of Rahul Gandhi's electioneering. I don't think they have extended the same courtesy to Modi or others. And I am told NDTV and other English visula media alon with newspapers like Hindu are total szcophants of the first family.
Re: 2009 elections
by mukundarajan sundarrajan on May 18, 2009 01:32 PM
VERY WELL said.IT is time for BJP to start NDA ,NDA PLUS,NDA STAR news channels and spend money on brainwashing the people.MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE.SO atleast from now on start it.
Re: 2009 elections
by balaji thiyagarajan on May 18, 2009 01:43 PM
Media bias is there in TN for a long time.ADMK is always pictured bad and wrong,and no magazine in TamilNadu has the guts, except Thuglak to write against DMK and their corruption
NDTV will white washed BJP from this country. Beware BJPians. NDTV channel has the biggest role for congress win by making congress image good and destroying BJP images in public. I think INdian PM should be Pranoy roy, chairman of NDTV
Re: NDTV was biggest factor for congress win and BJP loses
by ASHUTOSH CHANDWAR on May 18, 2009 01:28 PM
Do you know: Sonia Gandhi's Brother in Itlay is major Stack holder in the NDTV
This is the time when India is out of regional nerrow minded parties. How inteligent Indian Voters. They voted who gave the development not cast politics.
Gujarat - Development Karnataka - Development Bihar - Development Chattisgarh - Development Rajasthan - Development AP- Development Orrisa - Development Delhi - Development Haryana - Development HP - Development
Non Development States KEral WB UP Maharstra
Those who are delivering to the States in turn Nation are picking up thos not are out.
Lesson: Play Development Politics not cast religion politics
Re: National Performance
by Sachin Marathe on May 18, 2009 01:32 PM
You are an idio8 for sure or else you are that frustrated BJP soul. Maharashtra is No. 1 in industrial development. What Chattisgarh development you are talking about.
Re: Re: National Performance
by Collector Kalicharan on May 18, 2009 01:43 PM
Do you know what industries are there in Chhatisgarh? Maharashtra is number 1!! What a fool. Look at development vs population ratio. Chhatisgarh has NTPC's super thermal power plants, BALCO (Bought by Sterlite), NALCO, HINDALCO, Coal India Limited. Adivasis are getting due respect they deserve. 3 MPs from chhatisgarh MPs who are going to delhi are Adivasis. Come out of your Maharashtra (Pune, Mumbai) well.
I had strong feelings towards BJP and its policies and this result has given me a shock.
It is a great performance by Congress and they deserve to celebrate the victory but also have to perform to live upto peoples mandate and expectation.
I agree that I was backing the loosing combination this time but I still believe that I was not backing a wrong party as I still believe in BJP's nationalist policies and will vote for it for all times to come.
Lets see how does Congress performs this time as they wont have any excuses this time of running a fragile coalition or goondagardi of left.
Re: Re: I am shocked
by Angelo deSouza on May 18, 2009 01:42 PM
The two of you (RSS) have lost miserably and still shamelessly try to give lectures to the Congress. You RSS suckers will never improve.
Re: I am shocked
by SUDHAKARAN NEDUMPILLIL on May 18, 2009 01:31 PM
Right said Mr. Jitesh. However, I was a Congressman for more than 20 years; but seeing some wrong doings of the party, I lost faith, and now started believing strongly that BJP only can rescue us with its nationalism. The importance being given to minorities and the reservations make the middle-class lead a miserable life in the days to come. I still believe that BJP didn't lose, but lost power. This is only temporary; I am waiting for the bright future. Let us pray for future. The important thing from this election is the destruction of 3rd and 4th front; and they should be removed completely from national politics and they should be only allowed to perform in their respective states only.
This party knows nothing about people or politics. You cannot win people's vote or heart by abusing the other party/politicians. Rahul travelled 87000 kms relently. What did Modi or Advani do? They are spiritless old hags in the party. Intellectuals like Atal should resurface to make BJP from the grave. People like Varun should clean their tongue or undergo mannerism courses.
Re: Re: BJP-Mudslinging
by Arun Mathew on May 18, 2009 01:32 PM
@ SAN MAN - Lol, even if Rahul was a zero in school, how does it matter? At least he does not stink like your fellow MP from Chhattisgarh who exposes stained teeth and does not even have basic education.
Why don't you speak about all those illiterates who are MPs?
Re: BJP-Mudslinging
by Manjunath on May 18, 2009 01:30 PM
i agree but Advani is thinking politician. The biggest mistke he has done is giving free hand to Mr Modi and ridiculing MMS as week PM. Instead if he has gone for development issue sure he had been got more seats. he didnt even controlled Mr Varun on his hatred speech.one more thing about black money when there government was in power they didnt utterd a single world. why?
Re: Re: BJP-Mudslinging
by wellwisher on May 18, 2009 01:50 PM
True Observations Mr Manjunath. Let me add: 1. Modi welcomed TATA Nano project. indicating Modi's inclination to capitalists. People can't devour this. 2. Advani a senior statesman calls an intellectual MMS as weak and old. MMS becomes PM twice without contesting an election! 3. Advani! Where is your Ram Temple? You cannot fool people with the same trump card. Ram does not win you votes. 4. Varun-You were watched by million as a budding leader in BJP. Your young blood and spirit made you foulmouth. In democracy and a secular state like India Your hate speech went deep into every Indians blood to cause disaster for your party.
Re: BJP-Mudslinging
by Anthony Braganza on May 18, 2009 01:31 PM
And Mr Bugle blower, what do you mean by "mannerism courses". That is reserved for the coongrss. Maybe you should take up English courses.
Re: Re: BJP-Mudslinging
by Hemu Pandit on May 18, 2009 01:29 PM
Devi,,, What a achivment of Oddvani who can walk at 83... but Indian voter did notlike only one capability of Oddvani... they need more quality in their leader...
bukhari had said that he will demand for different country once muzlim polulation reaches 35% in india... to my all (so called true indian) muzlim brothers, what you have to say on this... you said nothing against him that means you all are agree with him.
Re: bukhari
by md rahaman on May 18, 2009 01:36 PM
You false perpetors. U people are liar. Dont try to divide the country by pripagating false propaganda. We have right in this country as you people. Let us live peacefully in our motherland. Violence does not bring anything in the society beside enmity. U liar hindutva.
Re: Someone
by Sanjay Sood on May 18, 2009 01:27 PM
Be positive my dear hindu friend. It is the verdict of the people. You must accept it gracefully. Whatever you have highlighted above, it appears is the outcome of a sad mind. Exceptions are always there. Neither UPA nor NDA has 100% clean people. BEST WISHES TO YOU.
Yes excepted modi cannot say anything beyond this he will use the word Development what development he is talking bull shit modi u r time has come better pack and move some where outside guj
Re: Last Saying
by Truely BJPian on May 18, 2009 01:35 PM
What development congress did? Visit Amethi and Raibareilly (so what it take more then 4 hours due to horrible road conditions).
Re: Last Saying
by Muralidhar Kandadai on May 18, 2009 01:32 PM
no one can move modi out of Gujarat. Modi will be leader of Gujarat and he will rule Gujarat.
Re: Last Saying
by Akshay Kumar on May 18, 2009 01:26 PM
BJP is all bullshit. Just fault finding party. No talk on development. They don't feel shame loosing everytime though. Cant they analyse and act????
Re: Re: Last Saying
by Anthony Braganza on May 18, 2009 01:34 PM
Did the coongrss fold up when the real gandhi said it should after independence. Modi said the right thing. There is no full stop. UPA will trip on its own mistakes in time to come.
Re: Re: Last Saying
by Divyanshu Patel on May 18, 2009 01:33 PM
Congress is bullshit you idiot! Can't you both see the development Gujarat had!... You people should dragged outside India.
Re: Re: Last Saying
by RG on May 18, 2009 01:40 PM
this is only the 1italian sh1t spred by NDTV..they kept showing forged speeches of bjp to divert ppl view
Re: Re: Last Saying
by subhendumal on May 18, 2009 01:39 PM
Why somebody will feel shame once you loosing. politics is a game after all one will and another will loose. the ultimate consideration is that you should compromise your idology. bjp could not sell their idology though we have 90 %. hindus are like that. they have no self pride, no respect their great culture allow others make mockery of that. if you go back to the history mughals took advantage because of our disunity and they rule for 500 yrs and same for british also. now our own people abusing ourselves in the name secularism. how congress become secular when they are continuously appeasing minority. majority should what is good for them and what is bad then think who can make good for them.
2009 election is a rude awakening for the only party in India that in truest sense represents and overtly advocates for the wishes and aspirations of the hindus of this snake-bitten, functionally illiterate country where hindus still put deluder over developer, evil-doer over doer, get swayed by cosmetic and plastic changes rather than recognize the real ones.Henceforth, BJP should cease from throwing its weight behind the hindus,let them get crushed/ horrified/ deflorated in the hands of the ji*adis and lalus/cangress because it is very hard to know the worth of water till the well is dry.BJP should support every action steers against hindus while staunchly oppose every step that tends to benefit the hindus in as much as we carpetbagger hindus in any way would never vote for the party en masse as we seem to have been bitten and tranced by SICULARISIM BUG which today or tomorrow sans an iota of doubt come back to haunt us.Henceforth,the party should come out and rend the air championing the cause of SIMI,Let, Afzals kasavs,.. if they r serious in keeping their party afloat in a country where the king mob does not stomach unforeseen developments just as they say that 99% indians would find it difficult digesting pure milk as their kyte is habituated with the its alloyed.If,God forfend, an episode akin to Kandahar happens and their rede is sought after,they should pitch in for the safe passage for the jihadis as did by cangress during Hajarat bal rather than thinking for masses
