06-05-2006, 10:18 PM
email to Aajtak by a IF member
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Dear Prabhu Chawlaji:
I watched with interest your Seedhi Baat episode with Shatrughan Sinha. In that you concluded that Aamir Khan's credibility was far greater than Shatrughan Sinha or even the Bharatiya Janata Party. While partially you may be correct - Aamir Khan being a popular actor has charm that can belie any seriousness or depth in perception. Shatrughan Sinha on the other hand presented three bullet points which left people of Gujarat distraught. Leading that thought was Aamir's association and using the NBA as a platform. It is no secret that people of Gujarat perceive the NBA as "anti-Gujarat" for reasons more than the Sardar Sarovar Dam. While "aam junta" outside Gujarat may be forgiven for falling for the charms of popular actor, it was disappointing to see you fall hook, line and sinker for what Shatrughan Sinha described as his third bullet point - emotional appeal. The episode felt as if you wanted to push your endorsement of Aamir Khan (focussed solely on emotional appaeal) , rather than your guest's opposition (quantified carefully in three points). Do you really think Aamir Khan knows what the hell he is talking about?
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Dear Prabhu Chawlaji:
I watched with interest your Seedhi Baat episode with Shatrughan Sinha. In that you concluded that Aamir Khan's credibility was far greater than Shatrughan Sinha or even the Bharatiya Janata Party. While partially you may be correct - Aamir Khan being a popular actor has charm that can belie any seriousness or depth in perception. Shatrughan Sinha on the other hand presented three bullet points which left people of Gujarat distraught. Leading that thought was Aamir's association and using the NBA as a platform. It is no secret that people of Gujarat perceive the NBA as "anti-Gujarat" for reasons more than the Sardar Sarovar Dam. While "aam junta" outside Gujarat may be forgiven for falling for the charms of popular actor, it was disappointing to see you fall hook, line and sinker for what Shatrughan Sinha described as his third bullet point - emotional appeal. The episode felt as if you wanted to push your endorsement of Aamir Khan (focussed solely on emotional appaeal) , rather than your guest's opposition (quantified carefully in three points). Do you really think Aamir Khan knows what the hell he is talking about?
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