In the last election, the IT-friendly government under S M Krishna was rejected by rural voters. Gowda, a former prime minister, knows that it is in rural Karnataka that the electoral fate of his party will be decided. He knows that an IT-friendly, city-centric image might win him accolades among Bangalore's software crowd, but it is a pro-farmer image that will win him the votes.
It is with this in mind that Gowda, who has always projected himself as a mannina maga (son of the soil) and a champion of the small farmer, has gone after Bangalore's IT companies. Gowda's confrontation with Murthy also has to do with the fact that the latter is close to Krishna, Gowda's political foe.
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It is with this in mind that Gowda, who has always projected himself as a mannina maga (son of the soil) and a champion of the small farmer, has gone after Bangalore's IT companies. Gowda's confrontation with Murthy also has to do with the fact that the latter is close to Krishna, Gowda's political foe.
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4 comments:
hmm my turn to repond for your comments on my blog.
Yeah, if he was a true "mannina maga", no issues in transforming the concrete roads of bangalore to farm-rich soil-land. We all know what he is. Now, I cant even raise strong on celebrities, after reading a article on how Bloggers are in the vigil. But truly, I hope I come up with my views on this spat with more factual numbers :).
politics as usual...
Well I guess the 'mannin maga' is trying to push back all development work in cities back to the soil! ;-)
@ ALL,
as the adage goes, politics is the first refuge of scoundrels!
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