Getting into the underbelly of the Amit

The citizens of Meghalaya have lived up to their promise to make Amit their Indian Idol. Amit's loss at the finals was not a loss by any counts. It is plain and simple victory of money over talent. We were all beguiled by a reality show whose single point agenda was to make money at our collective expense. Meghalaya with its small population obviously could not fight the numbers game. On the one side was Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling who was quoted in Himalayan Darpan a local newspaper, as saying that he would do much more than any government to see Tamang, a fellow Nepali beat the competition.

Immediately after Chamling's announcement Anant Rai a businessman from Gangtok announced he would put in a crore to fund the Darjeeling singer's campaign. What does that say about ethnic fervour? Not a word was said about Prashant Tamang's singing capability. All that was sold was his tribe, his profession as a sepoy. Calcutta Police then went overboard to appeal for corporate voting from the entire police force, as if being a sepoy in the police was another qualification. To top it all, Sony Entertainment Television (SET) cashed in on the extraordinary zeal that was on display during the homecoming of the two finalists, by extending the voting time to nine days. The message was loud and clear. If people

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