In today's TOI (Bangalore edition) I saw an article about a group of people holding placards about voting awareness (exercise your right, vote now to make a difference etc..) walking down MG Road..
MG Road???
Yes. MG Road. This road probably has 20 votes in total. Why MG Road? What were they thinking? The time for symoblism is over. If they are really concerned about getting the people out to vote, they should prowl the gallis of Shivajinagar, Sampangiramnagar, Bharathinagar, frazer town, cox town, this-palya, that-palya...where the people live in squalor regardless of who wins the elections. Provide them information about candidates and help them to make the right choice.
But are you ready to get you Nike's and Gucci's in the gutter water to do this? Are you ready to bear the stench of uncollected garbage to speak to the voters?
No point walking up and down MG Road holding up placards for the cameras and going back to your air conditioned homes and secure lifestyles post-elections.
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