Aam Aadmi Party – Fifth Myth

Sunil Rajguru, who is a kindred spirit, has written an article which is in line with some of our own theories. He beat us to the punch and kudos to him. He has listed seven myths about the Aam Aadmi party. Here we are going to go through each myth and add our own opinion to it.

Excess media exposure will help Kejriwal.

Excess media exposure on Modi boosted his chances for the PM's post. Using this logic, the mainstream media is giving excess exposure to Kejriwal and saying it will do the same thing for him. That's a dubious thought process and by that logic head honcho Tarun Tejpal would have won any election hands down a week after the scandal broke down.

Modi has been CM for more than a decade now, Gujarat has a string of achievements, the Godhra witch hunt backfired and he has given dozens of speeches with lakhs of participants: All that has resulted in this widespread media coverage.

Kejriwal in contrast is sitting in much more modest foundations. Also, if you notice, then the AAP has already started getting a lot of bad press of late and it may all ultimately backfire.

The media coverage that Modi got should have destroyed him. After all he has been the whipping boy of every media outlet, NGO, any organization with a leftist / liberal bent and of course the CBI, judiciary and an assortment of corrupt policemen. He is probably the most vetted politician in the world. The fact that he is still standing is a testament to the man’s integrity and honesty. After he vanquished his detractors in BJP and got the nomination for PM candidate, Modi has launched a series of public rallies. Social media and Internet conservatives created enough buzz that there are a curiosity in the Indian voter. That coupled with Gujarat’s progress has attracted “Kumbh Mela” sized rallies. In these rallies, Modi has put forth his case in front of the voters in a manner we are not used to. A clear cut vision of India, clear cut understanding of the local problems, logical and implementable solutions and stating his accomplishments with wit and confidence behooving a statesman has made him the frontrunner. The publicity that he has received in the media is reluctant at best.

On the contrary, the media attention given to Kejriwal is akin to that of s desperate fan with no team to support. After Nitish Kumar’s political demise, India media needed a Non-Modi. Congress’ machinations gave them Kejriwal. Since then he has been portrayed as the only honest and austere politician known to India (ignoring so many accomplished leaders who do on a daily basis what Kejriwal is trying to do now).

However, with excessive media coverage comes with a down sight. These guys have to keep their game faces on all the time. Rakhi Birla gets upset with a young boy, it gets captured on camera. Kumar Bishwas picks his nose and that gets posted on the internet. Prashant Bhushan repeats his stand on Kashmir and does not get a pass this time. Kejriwal is caught on camera confessing that he does not have the knowledge or the vision to run Delhi (and he wants to become the PM?). I am quite sure that he would have chosen his words more carefully if he were to express the same sentiments.

These guys are not politicians and more often than not will say the wrong things. Yes. Excessive media coverage is a double edged sword and Kejriwal and co are going to find it sooner than later.

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