That was an interesting piece Santanu. Several things come to mind (not surprising though).
The voter is clueless. and can be easily duped
"Maybe she spoke something good about our village. So I clapped along with the rest," Makon replied with a smile when asked if she understood what Swaraj had spoken. She also admitted that she had no idea who the speaker was.
The politician knows this and takes full advantage of the situation. They could have easily just waved their hands in the air and speak Greek to cajole the voters.
and the voters can be bought (very cheaply at that):
"We were provided free lunch and Rs 50 for coming to the meeting," a Congress supporter said at one meeting. "
--Ram da
On 3/27/06, Roy, Santanu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"Body language matters in Assam polls"
Its an instructive bit of news.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1465254,curpg-1.cms
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