New Look

New Look for our Newsletter is to observe Earth Day. This day should have significance in our lives atleast from now.
Results
As expected results are no full majority. The irony is, in news channels, nobody is considering Loksatta as mainstream kingmaker party, but in our poll LOKSATTA and Congress got the majority votes. 33% each.

We appreciate the suggestion of who should form the govt? Yes, you are right! it is good to have opinion than prediction.

The Week Gone By

• 58-62% Voter turnout in the 1st phase of Elections.
• About 90% voter turnout in Nagaland.
• Second Phase will be held on April 22nd , 23rd.
• Mr. Gopalaswami is going to end his service as Cheif Election Commissioner today.
  
• 3 killed as Maoist forces attack security forces.
• 10 CISF Personnel killed as Maoists strike at Orissa mine.
• World to celebrate Earth week and Earth Day on April 22nd.
• Deccan Chargers,Bangalore Royal Challengers,Delhi Dare Devil, Mumbai Indians secure wins in the second Indian Premier League going on in South Africa.
  

New Political Transformation

I hope many of you had exercised your votes. This time the vote awareness campaign is in a large scale. The major momentum to vote in large scale came from the newly turned promising good people to politicians. So, looking them entering into the Political forum people also got inspired and also felt responsible to vote. This is a very significant positive change. Many, Executives, former bureaucrats, Auto Driver, Social Activists, film actors the list goes on, felt responsible and came forward to contest elections.

Mr.Jaya Prakash Narayan, former IAS, LOKSATTA founder, has started LOKSATTA political party in 2006 and is in full flow in convincing the educated youth. Mr. JP is pulling youth towards Election booths. He is expected to play a crucial role in state politics.

Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Former under Secretary General of U.N., is contesting elections from Trivandrum. He was a contestant for UN Secretary General and secured second in the contest. He was involved in humanitarian issues in Africa for over 30 years. Country needs this kind of intelligentsia in prospering further in efficient path. We are lucky destiny made him to contest for MP rather than Secretary General.

Ms. Meera Sanyal, Chairperson of ABN AMRO Bank, has taken sabbatical leave from her job and is contesting the Elections from South Mumbai.

Ms. Mallika Sarabai, Social Activist, is contesting against Mr. Advani in Gandhinagar.

Mr.E. Sharath Babu, IIM –A, Entrepreneur, is contesting as an Independent from South Chennai.

On the whole some prominent people from bureaucracy, executives of MNC’s, social activists are coming forward to contest the elections. This is really amazing.

Thanks to the media for projecting the candidates and questioning them on behalf of public. But the same media is also showing biased opinions. Especially in Andhra Pradesh, the media is reporting in a biased manner. Each channel is demonizing their rival party. The very essence of Unbiased Journalism is being lost. People should understand what is wrong and what is right.

-Optimistic Indian