Will voters dance to his tune?

By IANS
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

NEW DELHI - He is sure trying to strike the right chord with voters. The Congress candidate from the Jalpaiguri seat in West Bengal is wooing voters with the traditional Bengali folk music form of Bhawaiya.

Bureaucrat-turned-politician Sukhovilas Verma is trying to ‘befriend’ voters and make them feel he is ‘one of them’.

‘I love singing, especially folk music like ‘Bhawaiya’. So what’s the harm in sharing some of my favourite numbers with my people?’ Verma asked.

Filed under: India, Politics

Tags:
YOUR VIEW POINT
NAME : (REQUIRED)
MAIL : (REQUIRED)
will not be displayed
WEBSITE : (OPTIONAL)
YOUR
COMMENT :