[Reader-list] my view on cellular silent day on 30/01/09 by Ranjan Kamath

[bipin]

Dear Taha,

In recent election, 'Maut ke saudagar' was congress campaign by Mrs. Sonia, 
(I surprised she is not that out spoken lady how she used that word)  and 
not Modi campaign. However, it was fire back to them only. Modi mask, 
chhapan ki chhati is one type of publicity gimmick and nothing to do with 
Hindutva.

India is very wide country with ampoule of varieties of casts. I told you 
earlier that vote bank politics strategy played since independence includes 
caste based politics also along with minor vote bank. When you campaign in 
election you have plan somehow caste based campaign. However, it has reduced
nowadays drastically but not removed fully. But, I am sure it will have 
minimum impact after few years at least in western India.

thanks
Bipin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taha Mehmood" <2tahamehmood at googlemail.com>
To: "bipin" <aliens at dataone.in>
Cc: "reader-list" <reader-list at sarai.et>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] my view on cellular silent day on 30/01/09 by
Ranjan Kamath


> Dear Bipin
>
> I take your word that this time Modi did not use HIndutva as an
> election strategy. This time the strategy it seems was more self
> aggrandizing. The 'Chappan ke Chaati', 'Maut ke Saudagar', 'Modi
> Masks' and so on. Modi's rhetoric was also carefully crafted to
> include the audience. There were reports about he used a uniquely
> christian strategy of catechisms to involve the audience. For instance
> how would ask a question, where do you think Lord Ram was born? The
> audience would reply in unison- Ayodhya. Then Mr. Modi would lampoon
> Congress, to the effect that- you, the common people of Gujarat know
> the answer to this question but those who are born in Italy and who
> now run our country think that Ram is a mythical figure. The audience
> will burst out laughing. It is also reported that each local RSS
> handlers were assigned a row of audience. They were given a list of
> all the questions and answers in advance and when when Mr.Modi spoke
> everybody in the audience was ready for an engaging drama. Where was
> 'development' in this strategy?
>
> If Mr. Modi is an efficient chief minister then why is it that more
> three crore people are dying of hunger in his state or are suffering
> from malnutrition and low body mass index.
>
> Regards
>
> Taha