April , 2008
Flesh, blood or stone: Mayawati's Maya.
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Occasion: 117th birth anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The Venue: Newly renovated Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Sthal, Lucknow. The event: UP's Chief Minister and firebrand Dalit leader unveils four statues - of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, his wife Ramabai Ambedkar and of Mayawati's guru and BSP founder Kanshi Ram. But there is something else which has generated curiosity among all those gathered in the Ambedkar sthal. It is unveiling of the fourth statue. 'Mayawati In flesh and blood' will be unveiling, 'Mayawati in stone.' But why did Mayawati unveil her own statue? Perhaps the answer lies in the reactions given by the people who had gathered for this occasion. Three categories of people witnessed this event: Firstly, the bureaucrats who it seemed had not slept for several days because they wanted to make the event a 'special one'. Second, the....
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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