Dt: 8 Sep 2012
Today I had the fortune of sitting through an entire Arnab interview.Now normally Arnab would not let anyone on his show speak for more than 2 minutes.But today he was interviewing Mr.Raj Thackeray, leader of the youngest upcoming polticla party in Maharashtra.
Now I have never ever missed a Raj Thackeray interview.It is because though I may not be totally in sync with his ideologies I do admire him as a brilliant orator.His command over the subject of discussion and his attacking style of putting his thoughts across has gained him significant fan following.
This is one thing that the politics of the nation is missing.Apart from a Sushma Swaraj ,Arun Jaitley,Chidambaram(even hes floundering nowadays) there aren't too many eloquent speakers out there.A good orator can manage any organization with his oratory skills ,Pramod Mahajan was one with tremendous command over his words.The speakers of some of the top political parties are no better than the stand up comedians when they speak.
But coming back to Maharashtra ,the state genuinely requires a leader of Raj's caliber ,who has the capability to command respect with his words,Unfortunately for Raj his PR machinery is not that strong to have an influence on media(especially the Hindi channels).And as I went through his interview I indeed felt that his words are often potrayed in a negative manner to make a villain out of him.
The aggressive style of oration is a tried and tested move in politics of the world.Hitler was known for his aggressive speeches.As far as the speeches arent inflamatory to provoke someone they might as well be beneficial for the people of this state.It is sad that the media has not highlighted the work done by MNS workers.Recent example of monitoring the toll nakas was one which was completely ignored by national media.
The current government has left the state in a mess and the state needs an alternative.Raj did not hesitate to point out that the state govt and police are both under pressure to maintain the North Indian vote bank.I feel that this elections will be a make or break situation for his party .It would be interesting to see how Raj responds if he is given control of the state.I have got a feeling that he may be another Modi is in the making and if news reports are to be believed then the both have already spoken greatly of each other.
But rather than having him as a minority leader he has to be trusted completely by the Marathi speaking public atleast.It is difficult to see MNS emerging as a single largest party in Mahrashtra but it would be better of for Raj to cut out other votes than eat into the Sena vote bank.A lot of decisions for the MNS to take before 2014.....
Today I had the fortune of sitting through an entire Arnab interview.Now normally Arnab would not let anyone on his show speak for more than 2 minutes.But today he was interviewing Mr.Raj Thackeray, leader of the youngest upcoming polticla party in Maharashtra.
Now I have never ever missed a Raj Thackeray interview.It is because though I may not be totally in sync with his ideologies I do admire him as a brilliant orator.His command over the subject of discussion and his attacking style of putting his thoughts across has gained him significant fan following.
This is one thing that the politics of the nation is missing.Apart from a Sushma Swaraj ,Arun Jaitley,Chidambaram(even hes floundering nowadays) there aren't too many eloquent speakers out there.A good orator can manage any organization with his oratory skills ,Pramod Mahajan was one with tremendous command over his words.The speakers of some of the top political parties are no better than the stand up comedians when they speak.
But coming back to Maharashtra ,the state genuinely requires a leader of Raj's caliber ,who has the capability to command respect with his words,Unfortunately for Raj his PR machinery is not that strong to have an influence on media(especially the Hindi channels).And as I went through his interview I indeed felt that his words are often potrayed in a negative manner to make a villain out of him.
The aggressive style of oration is a tried and tested move in politics of the world.Hitler was known for his aggressive speeches.As far as the speeches arent inflamatory to provoke someone they might as well be beneficial for the people of this state.It is sad that the media has not highlighted the work done by MNS workers.Recent example of monitoring the toll nakas was one which was completely ignored by national media.
The current government has left the state in a mess and the state needs an alternative.Raj did not hesitate to point out that the state govt and police are both under pressure to maintain the North Indian vote bank.I feel that this elections will be a make or break situation for his party .It would be interesting to see how Raj responds if he is given control of the state.I have got a feeling that he may be another Modi is in the making and if news reports are to be believed then the both have already spoken greatly of each other.
But rather than having him as a minority leader he has to be trusted completely by the Marathi speaking public atleast.It is difficult to see MNS emerging as a single largest party in Mahrashtra but it would be better of for Raj to cut out other votes than eat into the Sena vote bank.A lot of decisions for the MNS to take before 2014.....
A lot of people, irrespective of their place of origin, do see Raj as a probable person of change in Maharashtra considering how murky things are in the state. But will he still continue the same way he has been doing is for time to say. Marathi votes will earn him the seats but will certainly not make him the people's leader. We hope he becomes one. Maharashtra certainly needs a change!
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