December , 2006
WHEN VAJPAYEE’S SPEECH GOT CHANGED!
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A strong supporter of the Sangh Parivar once told me. "If my biggest source of entertainment in the 50-60s was Shammi Kapoor films....my other hobby was attending political rallies." Those were the days when live beaming of political rallies was unheard off and supporters made it a point that they got up early and occupy a vantage point at the ground where they could see their favorite leader while he was speaking. In those days when Nehru's towering personality over shadowed all leaders...there was this rising right-wing leader who almost secretly admired Nehru for his parliamentary practices--even though ideologically, the two leaders were poles apart. Those were the days when Jan Sangh was still in its infancy (In the first general elections held in 1952 it managed only three Lok Sabha seats) but nevertheless huge crowds gathered to listen to this young Jan Sangh leader. The young man spoke almost....
More about Abhishek Patni
Abhishek Patni joined CNN-IBN in July 2005 and is working as a Special Correspondent in Noida. In his 15-year career, he has worked with The Pioneer, Hindustan Times, Zee News and Sahara Samay. He joined the channel as Bureau Chief in Lucknow. A keen observer of politics, Patni has covered the 1997, 1998 and 2004 Lok Sabha elections and the UP Assembly elections of 1997, 2002 and 2007. Apart from several special reports and impact stories including the Amitabh Bachchan Barabanki Land scam, Manjunath murder case and Mayawati Taj Corridor case, he's also reported live from Badrinath on the kapat opening ceremony at height of 10,800 feet in 2004. A product of St Joseph's College Nainital, he has a Masters in Modern Indian History from the DAV college, Dehradun. He also has a post-graduate diploma in journalism and mass communication from Bhartiya Vidhaya Bhawan, Lucknow. He has done an appreciation course in professional cinematography from Pune in 2001. Loves traveling, trekking, reading and writing. Is married with a son.
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