The Vote

I did something momentous the other day. I voted for the 1st time in my life!!

Although I have been an adult for quite some time now, this is the first time I have exercised my franchise. The main reason for me being not voting all these years was the fact that I had never been in my hometown at the time of polls. I am happy to have finally broken the jinx. :-)

Similarities between IPL and Elections

Both will begin and end together..

Both will be highly entertaining..

Both will contain many controversies..

Both will cause a Media frenzy..

Both will result in record TV ratings..

Both have obscene amounts of money at stake..

Both involve Corporate funding..

Both involve buying and selling of people..

Both have number games..

Both have Bollywood Celebs involved..

Both involve heavy Marketing and Propaganda..

Both their key players will make millions..

Both feed on strong regional allegiances..

Both involve many weird acronyms (KKR, NCP, BJD etc.)..

Both have "foreign" participation..

Both will capture the imagination of the nation..

Both will not change the life of the common man..