http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/trivia/taj-mahal-asworld-wonder/283304
The Taj Mahal needs your help! The I Media Corp Ltd, IMCL is working to create awareness for a campaign, This is the 'vote the Taj Mahal to the New Seven Wonders of the World' campaign. At present, Indian participation has been dismal - only 2% of Indians have voted. The Taj has come in second last on a list of 21 final entries. To be eligible for this worldwide contest, structures must have been in existence from the beginning of the previous century."Any proud Indian would want to vote. Any romantic person, or who has loved should vote, as the Taj is a symbol of love. Today Taj is beyond belief, caste or religion. Anyone who loves should vote," says the Chairman of India Unites for the Taj, Bharat Kapadia. Music composer AR Rahman is doing his bit. He has composed an anthem especially to promote the cause. There will also be a video to accompany the composition, which you can expect to see on television soon. "The Taj is more than just a marble structure. It has gone beyond Shah Jehan and Mumtaz Mahal, and become a symbol of romamnce. It belongs to us, and our pride is now at stake," enthuses Rahman. There will be exposure through write-ups, TV commercials, airing of the Rehman song (it has a video to go with it), mobile vans, hoardings ... the works. Hopefully, the hype will garner the 30 crore votes, which Kapadia feels the Taj Mahal will need to make it to the elite list. So get out those mobile phones and vote by sending an SMS 'TAJ' to 4567 or log on to http://www.indiainfo.com. Results will be declared on July 7, 2007. Log on to http://www.New7wonders.com <http://www.new7wonders.com/>for more details.
