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In this era of coalition politics where the national parties do not have the requisite numbers in the collegium meant for electing the President and there is uncertainty over support from coalition partners, a new recipe is increasingly becoming popular for making the President of India- Drop a dozen names in the media; stir it with the conflicting views of the ruling alliance, the Opposition parties, and the intelligentsia; filter out the 7-8 which meet stiff resistance from all quarters; cook the remaining 4-5 in the whims of real senior leaders of parties; spice them up generously viz. he/she is apolitical, is from this/that caste, is from the hitherto unrepresented region, is this/that regional party’s favorite; finally serve the same in a platter to the ruling or the Opposition party so that it can discuss the names with ease with the alliance partners.
Why should media play this “facilitator” role? Why not allow the Congress and the BJP to talk to their allies and firm up their choices? Should the media transcend their putative limit as “commentators” to become “newsmakers”?
Hi Valady,
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Did you, in your last word, mean "kingmakers", sir?
ReplyDeleteIt's probably also that these media channels get funded by politicians to patronize them and create a good impression about them in our minds.
ReplyDeleteMany questions raised about the culture and ethics of the media, sir. The question is, do they want to change for the better?
What an interesting recipe...i just loved your take on this hot topic!
ReplyDeleteyou are abs right Valady and its got to do with funding thats all !
ReplyDeletei see no reason why the press must play a very VITAL role along with our useless political parties to elect a Rubberstamp ( no matter whichever political party he belongs to. perhaps the press is also trying to prove thatt they are no different than these political parties . anyway just 45 days to go to find out who our new rubberstamp is .
ReplyDeleteWell, Indian president rest more in bhawan and if you compare it with other countries president, president responsibilies are bit negliable
ReplyDeleteமீடியா ஒரு பக்கம் இது பற்றி பெரிது படுத்தி பேசினாலும். காங்கிரஸ் மட்டும் பிஜேபி அவர்களுக்குள் ஒரு ஒப்பந்தத்திற்கு வந்துவிட்டனர். ஜனாதிபதி காங்கிரஸிலிருந்தும், துணை ஜனாதிபதி பிஜேபியிலிருந்தும் தேர்வு செய்ய படலாம். இதை கேட்டால் எனக்கு வடிவேல் காமெடி தான் ஞாபகம் வருகிறது, "பேக்கரியை நான் வச்சிகுறேன், என் அக்காவ நீ வச்சிக்கோ". அதிபர் தேர்தல் தற்போது இந்த நிலைமைக்கு வந்துவிட்டது. ஒரு பக்கம் கலாம் அவர்கள் அமைதி காப்பது, அவர்களுக்கு ஒரு கூடுதல் பலம்.
ReplyDeleteI feel if the people have the right to choose the president, APJ would lead India
ReplyDeleteRegards
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