Now we've all heard of stories where a candidate has bounded on stage at a campaign rally and cheerfully shouted, "Good evening, Dogs Breath, Idaho (or whatever)!", only to discover that he's in Armpit, Nebraska (or wherever). In the midst of a hectic campaign, it can happen.
However, V S Acharya, from the Bharatiya Janata Party, India's leading opposition party, has probably trumped all of them. In Udupi, he was forced to cut short a fiery campaign speech when he received a volley of abuse from the assembled throng. It seems that he was addressing a rally of Congress Party supporters!
I'm hoping for his sake that he turned up at the right venue, and that the date was wrong. Oh well, perhaps Damian McBride could do some media management for him, he'll have some time on his hands...
UPDATE: Perhaps there's more to this story than meets the eye...
What is wrong in talking to your political rivals? Is it not the basis for democracy?
ReplyDeleteIn this case, the minister might have even gone there with a purpose...of getting opposition party members to his party!
Nothing wrong at all, if you're doing it on purpose. There's no evidence that he was though.
ReplyDeleteDo read the story, there's a good chap...