Pleasantly "peeved"

Apr 03, 2009 16:34

Alright I know that it is an oxymoron and also an alliteration.
It is about the election situation in India. The Lok Sabha elections for the uninitiated (may be there are many).

Peeved because I do not like the ads coming up on television advertising about the election scenario, each party quoting its agenda and using the latest Bollywood songs, and the Slumdog Millionaire song "Jai Ho".

As it is we are getting our share of false promises through the slogans being shouted on the road, and yet this is where it goes beyond. Not withstanding, while I write this blog, Google has put an ad of BJP prime ministerial candidate LK Advani's blog on my right side. Whew, why is the huge noise along with the huge costs incurred which could be reasonably used for many other causes.

And yes, pleasantly happy about the 'jaago re' campaign, which urges people to vote and makes the procedure of getting a voter id easy. Also glad that many youth icons are coming across and urging people to vote while themselves exercising their franchise for the first time.

Let's leave the discussion about whom to vote for, to another day, shall we, or shall we not? ;)

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