Re: Arvind Kumar on India's voters: more nonsense

["Shashi Shekhar" <yossarin@hotmail.com>]

Hi


>I have noticed that Indians take great pleasure in pointing the case of

>Ronald Reagan out and assume that it is similar to the case of India.
>Let me assure you that Reagan made it to these high offices not because

>he was an actor or because the American moviegoers were enthralled by
>his antics on the screen. He worked his way up and at every stage
>proved himself worthy of running for office.
>
>The case of MGR/NTR/Dr.Jayalalitha/Jayapradha/Amitabh Bachchan etc were

>not so. They made it solely on their acting skills. You can call it
>prejudice but these are facts. The election campaign involved playing
>hit songs from their movies! Please do not compare the case of Reagan
to
>what is happening in India.
>

America is not without its mavericks either. Reform Party candidate &
former WWF wrestler Ventura was elected Governor of Minnesotta in the
November elections and if his pre-election is anything but one where he
worked his way up. The voters were so disgusted with the 2 Party choice
they had that they opted for a sheer maverick.

cheers
shashi


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