'Indian Idol' uniting ethnically polarised northeast
By Syed Zarir Hussain, Shillong, Sep 22 : Two young singing sensations - Amit Paul from Shillong and Prashant Tamang from Darjeeling - of the much watched reality television contest "India Idol" has left the whole of India's eastern region hysterical.
The highly rated musical show on Sony TV has reached its climax with the two performers vying for the crown, results of which are to be announced Sunday where one contestant would be eliminated based on the least number of votes received on SMS or phones.
But for the people in both Darjeeling and in the northeast, the two singers are already winners for more than one reason.
"The craze and enthusiasm for making Amit Paul the next 'Indian Idol' is something unprecedented with people from elderly villagers to kings and politicians, including the chief minister, joining the bandwagon," John F. Kharshiing, spokesperson of the Federation of Khasi States, the apex body campaigning for legal status for the durbars in Meghalaya, told
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