Mearl Colaco

Elections 2009 is currently on-full-on in India and each party competing elections are in high spirits to win the Lok Sabha elections. Elections began in India on the 16th Apr 2009 and it will take place in Mumbai, Maharashtra on the 30th Apr 2009. Mumbai, the city of dreams, is all geared up for Election 2009. The only thing that is constant is ‘Change’ and in order to bring about that change, in this city we breath in – in the country that we belong to, is by casting our vote and bringing the right people to power. We need leaders who will think for the people and act for them, rather than filling their own deep pockets. Broadcast initiative Our entire team on radio, have been promoting elections 2009 and encouraging people, especially the youth to go out and cast their vote. We are doing in dial-in shows and taking people live on air to talk to us. I cannot forget this one caller, you called to tell me that he will not vote this election. On asking him the reason for this not-so-go

Now you know, what I am trying to impress upon right? Yes, you are absolutely right, if you are angry, irritated or frustrated with somebody, simply pull out your shoe and bowl it on that ‘somebody’, making sure that you do not miss on your target. Hey, now listen, this is not some solution that I prescribe. Don’t get me wrong ;-) But we see the trend these days, that people who are furious and angry and feel like they are pushed to the corner, find simple solutions to vent out that anger- offcourse making sure that if they are convicted for this act, the case looks funny and absolutely weak. Doesn’t it? Journalist once said, “Pen is mightier than the sword”. But this only remains a rhetoric, because looking at their actions these days, looks like they have reframed this expression a little bit, saying, “Shoe is mightier than the sword”. Some occurrences There was this frightful incident that occurred in the life of Ex-President of the US, George Bush, actually which happened during h