We often blame caste based voting for the election of incompetent politicians. And we always blame the ‘lower class’ and ‘illiterate’ masses for the same. The middle class is always the sufferer, paying the price of this.
Well, this myth is shattered for me at least. The educated middle class is at least as much, if not more, responsible for the caste based politics ruining this country. And this became clear to me after, guess what, the results of the various game shows held throughout the year.
Here is a concept based on sms voting, which is done mainly by the middle class people. If we were so merit based, the deserving candidates should have won here at least. But look at the results. Debojit beats the other guy (forgot his name) in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. If he were actually the better candidate, he would have obviously got more votes from all over the country. But no, it’s the East zone which outvotes the rest of the country combined for him! Qazi, of course, is another example. But the shocking loss of Karunya to Sandeep is the final nail in the coffin. Here is a guy who is undoubtedly ten times better than opponent, acclaimed in every episode and by every music guru. And he still loses! Because he is from from the South, where people don’t follow Hindi music excessively. While Sandeep is from Rajasthan, and the entire North votes for him.
So next time another inept MLA gets elected, I know whom to blame.
PS: I too had voted for Karunya. So don’t point fingers at me.