{"id":463,"date":"2008-12-06T20:34:06","date_gmt":"2008-12-06T20:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/newblog\/?p=463"},"modified":"2008-12-06T20:34:06","modified_gmt":"2008-12-06T20:34:06","slug":"why-does-indian-media-give-any-attention-to-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/why-does-indian-media-give-any-attention-to-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does Indian Media give any attention to politicians ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think someone should tell Mr Rane, who was so dissapointed for not being appointed Chief Minister of Maharashtra, that no one in India will be surprised if politicians had supported terrorism.  So he should just carry out his threat of spilling the beans.  No one cares anymore. That is what we, the people of India now think of Politicians.  As the citizens of Mumbai and the rest of India come to terms with the immensity of what is facing their lives, their children&#8217;s lives, the future fo their country, the politicians are back to playing games with the nation.  One resigns, another takes over, another threatens to topple the government. Nothing changed. They are not listening to the loud and clear message of the people of India. That India needs an entirely new force of leadership, and the old guard is completely irrelavent.  Why does the Media even give them any attention ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think someone should tell Mr Rane, who was so dissapointed for not being appointed Chief Minister of Maharashtra, that no one in India will be surprised if politicians had supported terrorism. So he should just carry out his threat of spilling the beans. No one cares anymore. 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