Occupancy,forfeit

Times have changed. Days of Adda politics at kerb side tea stalls are over. Today the visual media rules ones mind and perception. The DelhiDharna continues to rail many a neta  past their thespian best..There was a plethora of causes close to the hearts of an average Indian that the monitor of Opposition ,the  BJP ,could have put to telling emotive use and yet it  chose to be vociferous from TV studios .For sure, the  image of Kejriwal curled up on Lutyen's street   on a terribly wintry night ,scored a more enduring and deeper impression . The latest  opinion poll only bears this out. Polished linguistics or shrill rhetoric  alone do not suffice. The emotional connect is extremely important and the AAP supremo appears to have as mastered the art to near perfection.Mr. Modi cashing in on the tea vendor image or Rahul having a frugal meal with a dalit family can never be as durable as the picture of  a scarfed and razai clad Aam Aadmi in front of Rail Bhavan. It is sad  these political  biggies  now carp  on AAP usurping a mere  six feet of road space  for a night ,to far greater effect than  riotous marches over  entire streets, that end up showing  more of muscle and less of an inner conviction that could hold a commoner;s imagination,hostage
Pub Financial Express Jan 30
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/letters-to-the-editor/1221639