Comments on: Manmohan Singh: middle-class darling no more? http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2011/04/11/manmohan-singh-middle-class-darling-no-more/ Perspectives on South Asian politics Thu, 16 May 2013 10:52:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: 007XXX http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2011/04/11/manmohan-singh-middle-class-darling-no-more/comment-page-1/#comment-17656 007XXX Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:50:52 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/india/?p=4659#comment-17656 MM Singh WAS a good economist, BUT he has BETRAYED his country by being a lame duck and puppet in hands of Soniya, the corrupt, and Rahul, the fool. PM 'requesting' Rahul to be next PM....hah?? PM says on floor of parliament that he don't know of corruption in his ministries....what kind of PM is he then...it is his job to know for god sake....inflation, security, food, roads, he has failed on every front...only success is corruption front...he is PM of THE MOST CORRUPT government ever in India...I feel ashamed, because of our PM, in front of my American colleagues MM Singh WAS a good economist, BUT he has BETRAYED his country by being a lame duck and puppet in hands of Soniya, the corrupt, and Rahul, the fool. PM ‘requesting’ Rahul to be next PM….hah?? PM says on floor of parliament that he don’t know of corruption in his ministries….what kind of PM is he then…it is his job to know for god sake….inflation, security, food, roads, he has failed on every front…only success is corruption front…he is PM of THE MOST CORRUPT government ever in India…I feel ashamed, because of our PM, in front of my American colleagues

]]> By: WaterBoi http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2011/04/11/manmohan-singh-middle-class-darling-no-more/comment-page-1/#comment-17654 WaterBoi Wed, 13 Apr 2011 06:54:53 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/india/?p=4659#comment-17654 If only Anna Hazare would stand for election, now there would be a *real* choice If only Anna Hazare would stand for election, now there would be a *real* choice

]]> By: DaraIndia http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2011/04/11/manmohan-singh-middle-class-darling-no-more/comment-page-1/#comment-17649 DaraIndia Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:40:17 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/india/?p=4659#comment-17649 "The middle classes have a poor voting record, but their influence on public discourse is highly out of proportion to their electoral strength and a shift in their allegiance should be worrisome for both Singh and his Congress party." In my opinion what gave Congress such a boost in their tally is because of urban middle class India. For once, this group voted in support of the Congress in a very big way. Specially in the towns and cities of Maharashtra. So the last time they did showcase their electoral strength. It was more a vote for MM Singh, the man. Unfortunately his masterly inaction has dissipated that good will within a very short time. “The middle classes have a poor voting record, but their influence on public discourse is highly out of proportion to their electoral strength and a shift in their allegiance should be worrisome for both Singh and his Congress party.”

In my opinion what gave Congress such a boost in their tally is because of urban middle class India. For once, this group voted in support of the Congress in a very big way. Specially in the towns and cities of Maharashtra. So the last time they did showcase their electoral strength. It was more a vote for MM Singh, the man. Unfortunately his masterly inaction has dissipated that good will within a very short time.

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