09-11-2006, 08:45 AM
<!--emo&<_<--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='dry.gif' /><!--endemo--> Congress discovers a guru in Munnabhai
Himanshi Dhawan
[ 11 Sep, 2006 0233hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
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NEW DELHI: The box office success of Lage Raho Munnabhai has found a taker in the Congressâs top decision making body â the Congress Working Committee (CWC). The blockbuster figured in CWCâs discussions on the centenary celebrations of the Satyagraha movement.
When the CWC met on Sunday to discuss the year-long plans to mark the 100 years of the movement which was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa on September 11, 1906, many members gave mundane suggestions like setting up of Gandhian chairs in universities and condensing volumes of Gandhian works.
It was Rajya Sabha member Mohsina Kidwai who suggested that all CWC members should watch Lage Raho Munnabhai which has popularised âGandhigiriâ among the youth.
Her contention was that the film, with its rib-tickling comedy and tapori language, had presented the values and ideologies of the great leader in a form acceptable to the youth. She is reported to have mentioned that books on Mahatma Gandhi were flying off the shelf with students inspired to read more after watching the movie.
Her suggestion was seconded by former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi. He said that he hasnât got the occasion to watch the film yet as tickets were not available.
Himanshi Dhawan
[ 11 Sep, 2006 0233hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
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NEW DELHI: The box office success of Lage Raho Munnabhai has found a taker in the Congressâs top decision making body â the Congress Working Committee (CWC). The blockbuster figured in CWCâs discussions on the centenary celebrations of the Satyagraha movement.
When the CWC met on Sunday to discuss the year-long plans to mark the 100 years of the movement which was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa on September 11, 1906, many members gave mundane suggestions like setting up of Gandhian chairs in universities and condensing volumes of Gandhian works.
It was Rajya Sabha member Mohsina Kidwai who suggested that all CWC members should watch Lage Raho Munnabhai which has popularised âGandhigiriâ among the youth.
Her contention was that the film, with its rib-tickling comedy and tapori language, had presented the values and ideologies of the great leader in a form acceptable to the youth. She is reported to have mentioned that books on Mahatma Gandhi were flying off the shelf with students inspired to read more after watching the movie.
Her suggestion was seconded by former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi. He said that he hasnât got the occasion to watch the film yet as tickets were not available.