Media In India/elsewhere -2

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To get local pulse, best place is to listen to mohalla woman chit- chatting during afternoon. One can get real feel and they are always on dot. During onion shortage days before Delhi election, it was no guess it was created by Congress. Media was in bed with Congress. I had first hand information because I used to sit near TOI evening beat reporting room with my ear open. Whole issue was created by media and Congress, but people refused to use common sense and went all out to buy onion as if after that day they will never get onion or they will die without onion. All this created a big loss for BJP. One should never presume that commonsense exist. Even last Delhi election these women gave right pulse. They get information or rumor from every source, first from Jamadars, Milk booth, utensil cleaning lady, street Jamadars, Sabziwalla, dhobi, mochi, local shopkeeper, school rickshawalla, bus stop, husband, kids, they collect all these rumor from every source and gives real ground reality. During 2004 general election, they had this on lips, <i>“Taxiwalla was saying only some people had become rich we taxiwalla are still poor, Congress will change everything, Sibal Sahabji had made promise to everyone”. </i>Now these ladies started comparing their living status with Ambani and now they are poorest of poor. End result they voted for Congress.