Precisely when the information revolution in India is at its peak, the Prime Minister, with the help of his media advisors, has thrown the country back by half a century, say in the days of radio transmission or license raj.
What a fall! Or fallback!
When a quarter and a billion citizens are waiting to hear his few words though sparse and lackluster like that of the draught affected farmers of India and not like not-affected farmers of Israel getting a few inches of rainfall, he is talking to five almost unknown entities called editors who have no concern whatsoever with the aam aadmi, a hollow phrase that the Congress people devised under the impression that it would catch with people.
In the earlier days when means for information circulation were limited, perhaps this age old idea of PM calling the editors piecemeal would have been apt. But, even today? What a regressive step! The lion, instead of roaring to scare, is chirruping and other animals are vociferating trying to suppress his voice. Are the laws of new raj changing?
PM will describe to five unknown editors who will try to disseminate the information to the nation. What a perspective!
How many years it may take to convince the nation?
What proportion of sycophancy would they mix into it?
What’s their influence on the people?
The editors almost were unknown. This too, when a roar, and if unable a whisper on DD, could have been sufficient. In such a situation the administration is working in the same old dumb manner, one would easily surmise. What else?
To get an idea what may come out of such a futile and forlorn exercise can be depicted by a small example:
After the so called press conference was over, one ever ecstatic editor, Mr. Ketkar, fond of his habit of lifting the palkhi of Gandhi family, (He admitted this the same evening to Marathi wing of CNN IBN) tried to steal the show by saying nothing about the conference, ditto a congress spokesmen and what he had been doing since ages and would like to continue in future; obvious from his enthusiasm and hitherto edits and other articles written so far.
In the evening Nikhil Wagle, the aggressive editor of the captioned news channel, asked Ketkar to analyze the follies made by the PM in his conversation with the five editors like continuation in the office and at the same time to vacate for Rahul Gandhi, police action on Ramdev Baba followers in the midnight. Ketkar continued the faux pass, true to the nature of a self-appointed spokesman of a political party, replying that he doesn’t analyze this but he is interpreting it. Further when asked about his duty as an editor to do the job, Ketkar retorted by continuing; in fact I’m doing the same i.e. analyzing but you are failing to understand it. (Spokesman ship certificate dropped on the table of the party chief for signature?)
Half of his dream is fulfilled. Further he criticised the MP and consultant editor Bharatkumar Raut. The reasons are obvious and any regular follower of such programs would know it.
I’ve a feeling one day Ketkar would reveal this in the manner he called himself a palkhi carrier impatiently forgetting that PM may not necessarily be watching his buttering but hundred thousand people certainly are.
Earlier too he made such impatient comment as a panelist on TIMES NOW.
When asked about televising the meetings live on the national channel as insisted by Anna Hazare team, Ketkar opposed, an ardent Congress supporter that he is. He reasoned that the members may play to the gallery in such a situation. Prashant Bhushan, in his exactly opposite to Ketkar’s restless manner, responded patiently that the members of the committee are responsible citizens of this country, asking further you mean they would behave in the manner you describe.
Ketkar nonplussed.
Congress was a lethargic party in past allowing license raj to continue for years. The path of progress was opened when it was out of clutches of Dynasty for a brief time under P. V. Narsimha Rao and his appointed FM Manmohan Singh appointed by him – a truth nobody can deny unless he has vested interests.
By means of the cool coca-cola-like behaviour of the present PM do you think the economy would have moved or would it move any further? He needs a propellant. Narsimha Rao was the best. Thus we could see the fruits that are nourishing us till today.
Both the possible propellants, one that could have been but turned away from the scene and the other one who is waiting to be, are impaired. And if decided to depend on the set of advisors, the scholars of yesterday who are not even familiar with the techniques past IT explosion, forget using or applying them, then God save our country. They must be thrown out as they can’t gather public support and in fact eroding it, nor they are subject wise modern and efficient.
The crop of self-assuming spokesmen in the meanwhile is growing like weeds (Congress grass) that are harmful for the productive growth. It must be strongly sanitized.
In the meanwhile next five editors are waiting like that of Vidarbha farmers looking at the sky. No trace of PM-doot though Aashadhasya Prathem Divas and a week has passed.....
Long live chaatak.
What a fall! Or fallback!
When a quarter and a billion citizens are waiting to hear his few words though sparse and lackluster like that of the draught affected farmers of India and not like not-affected farmers of Israel getting a few inches of rainfall, he is talking to five almost unknown entities called editors who have no concern whatsoever with the aam aadmi, a hollow phrase that the Congress people devised under the impression that it would catch with people.
In the earlier days when means for information circulation were limited, perhaps this age old idea of PM calling the editors piecemeal would have been apt. But, even today? What a regressive step! The lion, instead of roaring to scare, is chirruping and other animals are vociferating trying to suppress his voice. Are the laws of new raj changing?
PM will describe to five unknown editors who will try to disseminate the information to the nation. What a perspective!
How many years it may take to convince the nation?
What proportion of sycophancy would they mix into it?
What’s their influence on the people?
The editors almost were unknown. This too, when a roar, and if unable a whisper on DD, could have been sufficient. In such a situation the administration is working in the same old dumb manner, one would easily surmise. What else?
To get an idea what may come out of such a futile and forlorn exercise can be depicted by a small example:
After the so called press conference was over, one ever ecstatic editor, Mr. Ketkar, fond of his habit of lifting the palkhi of Gandhi family, (He admitted this the same evening to Marathi wing of CNN IBN) tried to steal the show by saying nothing about the conference, ditto a congress spokesmen and what he had been doing since ages and would like to continue in future; obvious from his enthusiasm and hitherto edits and other articles written so far.
In the evening Nikhil Wagle, the aggressive editor of the captioned news channel, asked Ketkar to analyze the follies made by the PM in his conversation with the five editors like continuation in the office and at the same time to vacate for Rahul Gandhi, police action on Ramdev Baba followers in the midnight. Ketkar continued the faux pass, true to the nature of a self-appointed spokesman of a political party, replying that he doesn’t analyze this but he is interpreting it. Further when asked about his duty as an editor to do the job, Ketkar retorted by continuing; in fact I’m doing the same i.e. analyzing but you are failing to understand it. (Spokesman ship certificate dropped on the table of the party chief for signature?)
Half of his dream is fulfilled. Further he criticised the MP and consultant editor Bharatkumar Raut. The reasons are obvious and any regular follower of such programs would know it.
I’ve a feeling one day Ketkar would reveal this in the manner he called himself a palkhi carrier impatiently forgetting that PM may not necessarily be watching his buttering but hundred thousand people certainly are.
Earlier too he made such impatient comment as a panelist on TIMES NOW.
When asked about televising the meetings live on the national channel as insisted by Anna Hazare team, Ketkar opposed, an ardent Congress supporter that he is. He reasoned that the members may play to the gallery in such a situation. Prashant Bhushan, in his exactly opposite to Ketkar’s restless manner, responded patiently that the members of the committee are responsible citizens of this country, asking further you mean they would behave in the manner you describe.
Ketkar nonplussed.
Congress was a lethargic party in past allowing license raj to continue for years. The path of progress was opened when it was out of clutches of Dynasty for a brief time under P. V. Narsimha Rao and his appointed FM Manmohan Singh appointed by him – a truth nobody can deny unless he has vested interests.
By means of the cool coca-cola-like behaviour of the present PM do you think the economy would have moved or would it move any further? He needs a propellant. Narsimha Rao was the best. Thus we could see the fruits that are nourishing us till today.
Both the possible propellants, one that could have been but turned away from the scene and the other one who is waiting to be, are impaired. And if decided to depend on the set of advisors, the scholars of yesterday who are not even familiar with the techniques past IT explosion, forget using or applying them, then God save our country. They must be thrown out as they can’t gather public support and in fact eroding it, nor they are subject wise modern and efficient.
The crop of self-assuming spokesmen in the meanwhile is growing like weeds (Congress grass) that are harmful for the productive growth. It must be strongly sanitized.
In the meanwhile next five editors are waiting like that of Vidarbha farmers looking at the sky. No trace of PM-doot though Aashadhasya Prathem Divas and a week has passed.....
Long live chaatak.
- DevikaRani Kamath
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