It's my endeavour to show you as to how our thought processes are channelised by vested interests. What saddens me is that the perpetrators of this process take us to be a bunch of fools with low IQ and bad memory! And we, the people, swallow it hook, line and sinker, time and again!! With an ever active media, the distribution of information gets fast - usually, tending to be an information overkill - and we tend to accept it as the ultimate truth because there's no fool proof method to verify or validate!!!
Let me take two incidents that are fresh in our minds and are currently, very much in the news - the inaugural ceremony of the National Games and the run up to the Delhi elections.
1. The inaugural ceremony of the National Games.
The inaugural ceremony of the National games had the glitter that it deserved. I don't remember
the event having got so much publicity in the previous years and from the looks of it, the state has
infrastructurally benefited by getting quite a few swanky sports facilities. How they're
maintained subsequently needs to be seen.
Coming back to the inaugural ceremony, the political leaders, the Games organisers and the
sportspersons played their roles well and the torch was lit (the political leaders and the Games
organisers kept their speeches short and to the point!). And then, came the entertainment
programme of three and a half hour duration which was an out and out Mohanlal show! The
inauguration of a band by the name of 'Lalisom' was also on the cards.
The programme had begun with a documentary on the legendary mariner, Kunhali Marikkar,
enacted by none other than the superstar himself spewing long dialogues in Malayalam without
subtitles or a voice over in English/Hindi that would have benefited the audience that were drawn
from other states too.
And then came 'Lalisom'. Though accomplished playback singers came and delivered a number
each, the rest of the programme saw Mohanlal singing(?) evergreen hits much to the regret of his fans and followers! Achu, my nephew, observes that there was an occasion when his lip sync
didn't match which confirms that he'd taped his 'singing efforts' earlier. That's taking all of us
for granted, Mohanlal, which is simply unacceptable!!
Let me, now, try to state as to what might have happened. And here I go, from the
information that has been made available thus far:-
The organising committee wanted an AR Rehman night but since it was not cost effective,
it plumped for Mohanlal, in the last minute with the expectation that it would be of a high
value in entertainment quotient! Rs.2 crores were earmarked for the purpose!!
Now, these are the questions and certain facts that Mohanlal needs to answer and understand:-
(a) What was the relevance of Kunhali Marikkar with respect to the National Games?
(b) We've accepted a few of your songs sung in the movies without reservation. But that
doesn't mean that you've our endorsement as a singer. You continue to remain our
favourite actor. Period!
(c) Your returning the expended amount to the government is the right decision. Pse stick
to it despite pressures.
(d) And since we hold you in such esteem, it's but natural that we expect only the best from
you, always and every time! No mediocrity please and don't take us for granted!!
2. The run up to the Delhi elections.
I'd tend to agree with Arnab Goswami when he says that the Delhi elections has been petty,
viciously personal and issueless. But see what had happened towards the run up to the elections?
(a) Attacks on churches that took place in a continuous spree.
(b) AAP's tendency to highlight wrongdoings without substantiating the charges. The charge
about EVMs giving votes to the BJP candidate, irrespective of the button pressed, is a serious
charge neither corroborated with evidence nor disputed convincingly by the Election
Commission!
(c) The Imam's overnight support for the AAP, the party's quick refusal to accept the offer and
the Imam's disappearance from the screens thereafter.
(d) Kiran Bedi's gaffes and her refusal to participate in an open debate with her opponents
brought down her overall acceptance among the masses by considerable notches!
Who benefited from these 'strategies' and 'counter strategies' is very easy to read. I shall not go
naming a specific party but suffice to understand that all parties have indulged in playing very
petty and dubious games.
Tailpiece.
(a) So, who'll win the Delhi elections? May the party, who delivers good governance, win!
(b) Isn't it amply clear that our thought processes are being moulded by external forces to suit their ways?
Let me take two incidents that are fresh in our minds and are currently, very much in the news - the inaugural ceremony of the National Games and the run up to the Delhi elections.
1. The inaugural ceremony of the National Games.
The inaugural ceremony of the National games had the glitter that it deserved. I don't remember
the event having got so much publicity in the previous years and from the looks of it, the state has
infrastructurally benefited by getting quite a few swanky sports facilities. How they're
maintained subsequently needs to be seen.
Coming back to the inaugural ceremony, the political leaders, the Games organisers and the
sportspersons played their roles well and the torch was lit (the political leaders and the Games
organisers kept their speeches short and to the point!). And then, came the entertainment
programme of three and a half hour duration which was an out and out Mohanlal show! The
inauguration of a band by the name of 'Lalisom' was also on the cards.
The programme had begun with a documentary on the legendary mariner, Kunhali Marikkar,
enacted by none other than the superstar himself spewing long dialogues in Malayalam without
subtitles or a voice over in English/Hindi that would have benefited the audience that were drawn
from other states too.
And then came 'Lalisom'. Though accomplished playback singers came and delivered a number
each, the rest of the programme saw Mohanlal singing(?) evergreen hits much to the regret of his fans and followers! Achu, my nephew, observes that there was an occasion when his lip sync
didn't match which confirms that he'd taped his 'singing efforts' earlier. That's taking all of us
for granted, Mohanlal, which is simply unacceptable!!
Let me, now, try to state as to what might have happened. And here I go, from the
information that has been made available thus far:-
The organising committee wanted an AR Rehman night but since it was not cost effective,
it plumped for Mohanlal, in the last minute with the expectation that it would be of a high
value in entertainment quotient! Rs.2 crores were earmarked for the purpose!!
Now, these are the questions and certain facts that Mohanlal needs to answer and understand:-
(a) What was the relevance of Kunhali Marikkar with respect to the National Games?
(b) We've accepted a few of your songs sung in the movies without reservation. But that
doesn't mean that you've our endorsement as a singer. You continue to remain our
favourite actor. Period!
(c) Your returning the expended amount to the government is the right decision. Pse stick
to it despite pressures.
(d) And since we hold you in such esteem, it's but natural that we expect only the best from
you, always and every time! No mediocrity please and don't take us for granted!!
2. The run up to the Delhi elections.
I'd tend to agree with Arnab Goswami when he says that the Delhi elections has been petty,
viciously personal and issueless. But see what had happened towards the run up to the elections?
(a) Attacks on churches that took place in a continuous spree.
(b) AAP's tendency to highlight wrongdoings without substantiating the charges. The charge
about EVMs giving votes to the BJP candidate, irrespective of the button pressed, is a serious
charge neither corroborated with evidence nor disputed convincingly by the Election
Commission!
(c) The Imam's overnight support for the AAP, the party's quick refusal to accept the offer and
the Imam's disappearance from the screens thereafter.
(d) Kiran Bedi's gaffes and her refusal to participate in an open debate with her opponents
brought down her overall acceptance among the masses by considerable notches!
Who benefited from these 'strategies' and 'counter strategies' is very easy to read. I shall not go
naming a specific party but suffice to understand that all parties have indulged in playing very
petty and dubious games.
Tailpiece.
(a) So, who'll win the Delhi elections? May the party, who delivers good governance, win!
(b) Isn't it amply clear that our thought processes are being moulded by external forces to suit their ways?
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