Congress is losing touch with India

For long, we firmly believed that the main difference between BJP and Congress was that the top BJP leaders did not connect with Indian masses. Leaders like Advani and Bajpayee
were/are more concerned about the moral characater of a common man than his next meal. The congress very well understood that the meal was far more important. The voters rewarded
Congerss for that.

Today, the common man needs a few more things. Entertainment, for example. The common man of 21st century most enjoys cricket and reality TV shows, not movies and rallies. BJP
sensed this in 2004 and tried to attract Muslim voters by sending Indian cricket team to Pakistan. (In Indian politics, Congress and its friend have had to attract Hindu votes by exploiting casted divisions and appealing to the basic tolerant and sympathetic Hindu mind while BJP has tried to attract Muslim voters equally 'chupke chupke' by trying to please Muslims in subtle ways. As long as Hindus vote BJP without asking tough questions, BJP will continue to play this game.)

In the meantime, Congress is losing its connection with the common man. This is the inevitable result of too much power getting concentrated with one party. It is evident in the way
Congress leaders are talking to people. Mr. Chidambaram, the home minister, is giving sermons about security prioties and even the younger leaders in Congress are talking in loud voices
about their moral position - like their outrage over Varun Gandhi's speech.

The result? The biggest cricket show on earth has got shifted out of India. Indian common man has lost his entertainment. Indian hoteliers, drivers, watchmen, caterers, small newspapers will lose a total of a few billions of rupees of income.

Mark our words - Congress has made a serious mistake here and she will rue her stand in this matter. This is very very very unlike Congress to moralise and sermonise. Congress, for once, has caught on the risky ivory tower mentality of BJP 70+ leaders. BJP will soon be ready without them and Congress will have caught on the bug. It is going to be thrilling election. If BJP acts smartly, and right now, it will be able to make this the main plank of their propaganda. But then, BJP has squandered 100's of such oppportinities in the past. I would not be surprised if Advani issued a statement supporting Indian government on this matter.