Tag Archives: Parliamentary Elections 2009

India Votes: Muslim Leadership Problems

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Kaleem Kawaja

With the Sachar Committee report released about two years ago Muslims had assumed that most Muslim leaders in mainstream parties and the Muslim organizations will make sure that the implementation of this committee’s findings is an integral part of the election platform of all mainstream parties. But that is not what we find on the eve of the election. Continue reading →

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Varun And The Ghost Of Sanjay Gandhi

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Mubasshir Mushtaq

So what was Varun Gandhi thinking when he spew venom against Indian Muslims and Mahatma Gandhi, father of the nation? How can a man – who studied in the liberal tradition of London School of Economics and Political Science – be communal? Perhaps he was following in his father’s footsteps whose obsessive preference was to be always in the news. Continue reading →

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Aggressive Advani Or Meek Manmohan

Posted on March 19, 2009 by M Shamsur Rabb Khan

M Shamsur Rabb Khan compares the personalities, politics and policies of two top contenders for the post of Prime Minister: LK Advani and Manmohan Singh. Both were born in Pakistan and later migrated to India and their careers have taken totally different trajectories as politicians. Continue reading →

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India Votes: Congress’s Jai Ho Campaign

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Mohib Ahmad

Indian National Congress (INC) finally launched the widely anticipated election campaign based on Jai Ho song from the hit Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire. The three 60 second spots are titled Leaders, Chandrayan and Schemes. Continue reading →

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India Votes: Poll: Will Third Front Be Successful?

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Mohib Ahmad

With Ms Mayawati hosting the Left Front leaders and other regional satraps for a dinner in New Delhi on Sunday, the so-called Third Front is starting to take shape. So far the only common factor that is bringing these parties together is their strong anti-BJP and anti-Congress stand. However, will that be enough? Continue reading →

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India Votes: Bihar Politicians In Catch-22 Situation Over Crucial Muslim Votes

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Danish Ahmad Khan

The State of Bihar with its 40 constituencies will play a decisive role to help put in place a viable government at the Centre. And undoubtedly, it is the nearly 17 percent Muslim votebank in the state that will make or mar the fortunes of political parties, which in turn will significantly play their own respective roles in forming the Central government. Continue reading →

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India Votes: Whom Should Muslims Vote?

Posted on March 9, 2009 by M Shamsur Rabb Khan

I don’t know that was or has been a general feeling of alienation or escapism among Muslims, but one thing is sure, no political party has done anything concrete for the Muslims except some lip service to arouse emotional appeal though the community has been wrongly accused by the BJP and its allies for what is called ‘minority appeasement’. Continue reading →

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India Votes: Amplifying Advani Logic

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Mubasshir Mushtaq

A leader is one who leads by example and does not follow in the footsteps of his disciples but LK Advani, country’s eager Prime Minister-in-waiting, is an exceptional political entity. He is blindly advocating a theory originally propagated by the notorious Narendra Modi. Continue reading →

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Rajnath Singh At BJP National Executive – Two Steps Backward

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Mohib Ahmad

BJP President Rajnath Singh offers nothing new in his National Executive speech except a phrase and a controversy. Continue reading →

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