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BJP lotus blooms in Pakistan's newspapers
UNI
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 AT 12:04 PM
Tags: Lok Sabha election, General Elections 09, Pakistan, BJP, Advertisements
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ISLAMABAD: The fever pitch of India's 15th general elections has transcended even international borders as evidenced by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) advertisements in two leading newspapers of Pakistan.
Even as news of the polls is making headlines in the United States and United Kingdom, the BJP's prime ministerial nominee Lal Krishna Advani's photographs are part of massive ads in 'The News' and 'Jung'. It almost seems as if Mr Advani is also in need of Pakistani votes to occupy the top post.
Various Indian parties are supplying ads to 'The News', 'Jung', 'Dawn' and 'Nation' newspapers and 'Geo TV', 'Aaj and 'Dawn News' electronic channels. Doubtlessly, these ads are proving massive revenue-earners for these media organisation that are also choc-a-bloc with Indian election news.
When it comes to disseminating poll reports, Pakistani media are neck-and-neck with their Indian counterparts in the spirit of 'khabar sabse pehle' (first with the news.) If a leader fires a sarcastic broadside at an opponent at a rally, the words are almost instantly flashed on Pakistani newspapers' websites.
Such coverage includes Advani labelling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as weak, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's 'budiya' (old woman) and 'gudiya' (doll) comments targeting the Congress and also Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's better half Rabri Devi's allegedly objectionable words during a speech.
The BJP leader Varun Gandhi has carved a niche for himself in the Pakistani blog 'Sansar'. The 'Dawn' website even boasts a window entitled 'Election India 09' for special coverage of the polls. It provides ample space to the electoral equations -- forming each day -- analysis and the unbridled remarks of leaders against the Election Commission of India.
The window also contains detailed bio-sketches of celebrity candidates. The 'Dawn' claims that Pakistani readers are making maximum hits on this window and thereby coming face-to-face with political stalwarts such as Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav and his Bahujan Samaj Party counterpart Mayawati.
Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are not far behind on this front.
The Congress campaign tops Bangladesh's largest news portal 'bdnews24.com'.
''As we reach Indian border villages, at least 25 messages of various parties and several poll-based special programmes are being broadcast,'' Nepal's Radio Mithila Manager Rakesh Kumar Singh said. Many correspondents of Janakpur FM are in Indian villages.
Far down south, the leading Sri Lankan newspaper 'Daily News' and Tamil webportal TamilNet are focussing on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Karunanidhi's statement regarding Tamilians' problems and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
BJP lotus blooms in Pakistan's newspapers
Verdict: Indian Elections is the best subcontinental entertainment.
UNI
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 AT 12:04 PM
Tags: Lok Sabha election, General Elections 09, Pakistan, BJP, Advertisements
Close...
ISLAMABAD: The fever pitch of India's 15th general elections has transcended even international borders as evidenced by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) advertisements in two leading newspapers of Pakistan.
Even as news of the polls is making headlines in the United States and United Kingdom, the BJP's prime ministerial nominee Lal Krishna Advani's photographs are part of massive ads in 'The News' and 'Jung'. It almost seems as if Mr Advani is also in need of Pakistani votes to occupy the top post.
Various Indian parties are supplying ads to 'The News', 'Jung', 'Dawn' and 'Nation' newspapers and 'Geo TV', 'Aaj and 'Dawn News' electronic channels. Doubtlessly, these ads are proving massive revenue-earners for these media organisation that are also choc-a-bloc with Indian election news.
When it comes to disseminating poll reports, Pakistani media are neck-and-neck with their Indian counterparts in the spirit of 'khabar sabse pehle' (first with the news.) If a leader fires a sarcastic broadside at an opponent at a rally, the words are almost instantly flashed on Pakistani newspapers' websites.
Such coverage includes Advani labelling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as weak, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's 'budiya' (old woman) and 'gudiya' (doll) comments targeting the Congress and also Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's better half Rabri Devi's allegedly objectionable words during a speech.
The BJP leader Varun Gandhi has carved a niche for himself in the Pakistani blog 'Sansar'. The 'Dawn' website even boasts a window entitled 'Election India 09' for special coverage of the polls. It provides ample space to the electoral equations -- forming each day -- analysis and the unbridled remarks of leaders against the Election Commission of India.
The window also contains detailed bio-sketches of celebrity candidates. The 'Dawn' claims that Pakistani readers are making maximum hits on this window and thereby coming face-to-face with political stalwarts such as Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav and his Bahujan Samaj Party counterpart Mayawati.
Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are not far behind on this front.
The Congress campaign tops Bangladesh's largest news portal 'bdnews24.com'.
''As we reach Indian border villages, at least 25 messages of various parties and several poll-based special programmes are being broadcast,'' Nepal's Radio Mithila Manager Rakesh Kumar Singh said. Many correspondents of Janakpur FM are in Indian villages.
Far down south, the leading Sri Lankan newspaper 'Daily News' and Tamil webportal TamilNet are focussing on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Karunanidhi's statement regarding Tamilians' problems and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
BJP lotus blooms in Pakistan's newspapers
Verdict: Indian Elections is the best subcontinental entertainment.
