[Reader-list] A Modest Appeal to Election Propagandists

[Shuddhabrata Sengupta]

Dear All,

I never thought the day would come when the reader list, after all  
the nonsense it has had to swallow over the last few years, would  
also have to bear with the indignity of being subject to missives  
sent on behalf of the person, Atal Behari Vajpayee, who having  
hobbled along past his sell by date, continues to peddle the tripe  
that goes by the name of his pathetic party.

This was meant to be a list for serious discussion, and has instead  
become a forum for the less than mediocre propaganda, mainly of the  
seemingly inexhaustible far right. Not just jibes (of course,  
unsubstantiated) against activists, but now, much worse, the pompous  
serenade of someone who was not just the worst prime minister (A B  
Vajpayee( but also probably the worst poet that this country has had  
the misfortune to have been subject to.

I hope that you will all (irrespective of political affiliation and  
loyalties) join me in requesting everyone concerned not to burden us  
with this kind of puerile election propaganda in the future. It is  
bad enough that I have to take calls from the BJP and the Congress  
and the Third, Fourth, Left, Right and  my phone an in my mailbox, it  
is worse to see this space that we have tried to nurture for  
autonomous discussion being slowly crept on by electioneering. In  
this election, where no party and no candidate has any vision worth  
discussing, the last thing we need is to have the space between our  
ears being filled with election spam on the reader list.

Please try and keep election garbage out of here.

thanks

Shuddha


On 15-Apr-09, at 11:20 PM, Pawan Durani wrote:

> My Dear Fellow Citizens,
>
> The decisive hour for electing the 15th Lok Sabha is upon us.  
> Today, our
> nation is confronted by serious challenges of every kind. To  
> successfully
> meet these challenges the nation needs a strong government and a  
> determined
> leader. A government that by means of good governance, can ensure  
> security
> for and rapid development of our country – a promise that has been  
> made and
> will be delivered by Shri LK Advani.
>
> I am unable to meet all of you due to poor health. However, I am  
> grateful to
> you for the belongingness and affection that you have showered upon  
> me. What
> perturbs me much more than my own health is the health of my India.  
> The cure
> for that lies in your firm resolve.
>
> Shri Lal Krishna Advani and I have been working together since  
> 1952. His
> unblemished character and resolute personality have shown like a  
> light torch
> in Indian politics. He is skilful in the art of taking up  
> challenges and
> overcoming them. He is a compassionate human being and an  
> exceptional leader
> whose best is yet to come. I firmly believe becoming the Prime  
> Minister of
> India will bring out the best in him.
>
> I appeal to all of you, especially to the youth of our country, to  
> extend
> your wholehearted support, assistance and mandate to the BJP and  
> its allied
> parties. Only Advaniji is capable of fulfilling the dream that both  
> of us
> have seen together. Adavaniji can provide a new direction to the  
> governance
> of this country so that we create an India that is devoid of poverty,
> hunger, despair and injustice.
>
> I invite you to join me in taking a firm resolve to create a strong
> government under the determined leadership of Shree Advani for a  
> strong and
> prosperous India. This will only happen when you make the  
> candidates of BJP
> and its allies from your region victorious.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Atal Behari Vajpayee
>
>
>
> http://www.lkadvani.in/eng/content/view/865/427/
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Shuddhabrata Sengupta
The Sarai Programme at CSDS
Raqs Media Collective
shuddha at sarai.net
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