Saturday, December 2, 2006

'If they bring Rahul, we will bring Amitabh'

Competition is naturally at its peak now! Candidates as well as party workers are on verge of breaking down, moving about with bodies that squeak and pain and a throat that does not work at times. To boost the sagging (physical) spirits of these tiring 'forces', party bosses have resorted to the old trick - of bringing celebrities to infuse spirit and catch on votes.
So not only are Salman Khursheed and Sibtey Razi traveling from city to city, the high profile Bollywood celebrities are hitting the roads. Several of these are likely to be added to this list on the last two days of canvassing.
Those who are scheduled to visit as 'star pracharaks' include Jaya Prada for SP and Yukta Mookhey for Congress. These two ladies are likely to come on the last day, so that the 'feel-good' factor of their arrival converges in votes. Shahbaz Khan is already campaigning for Congress and Shadab Fatima for SP. Saleem Shervani too is supposed to come to cash in on 'Muslim' factor.
It seems Congress and SP are trying to match each other eye-for-an-eye. This was also reflected in the statement of a senior SP leader from Kanpur; when Hi Time Express told him of the rumour that Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Kanpur soon, he retorted: 'If they bring Rahul, we will bring Amitabh'.

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