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City gals, all game for politics
IT WAS no rap show by the ruggedly handsome Remo Fernandez or the sizzling Suneetha Rao that brought the gals gravitating to the Satavahana College Auditorium. Surprising! It was the Bharatiya Janata Party's `feel good' mantra that apparently did the trick. The pretty faces present at the venue did not match the occasion but they did make a world of difference by adding that fizz to the otherwise drab event. What else could explain the reason for the huge turn out of those brimming with youthfulness at the meeting to be addressed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Lal Krishna Advani !
Young women and college girls scurrying towards a venue to attend a purely political meet, is an unusual sight in Vijayawada city. Dispelling the general belief that pretty damsels while away precious time in religiously following beauty tips like filing their nails or polishing them, eves in the city turned in large numbers making the place cynosure of all eyes. And, what is more, they heard the Deputy Prime Minister in rapt attention. The Vajpayee Government's `India Shining' campaign aroused the interest among siblings, K. Durga (31) and K. Nagalakshmi (32), both post-graduates in History and Computer Applications, in politics. ''We may not be directly taking a plunge into politics. But, we do keep a close watch on developments in the country. We believe that there is progress which reflects in improved roads, telecommunications and information technology.'' they explain. In Nagalakshmi's view, BJP could shed its `conservative' tag to a large measure. The political growth of fire-brand leaders like Uma Bharati, Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhararaje Scindia are `shining examples' of `shining India' for the girls who are not averse to testing the waters in the political arena, though not immediately. Jayasheela, in her late teens, doesn't want to be ignorant of what's happening around.
She too `feels good' about her growing interest in politics. "Why not? I follow political developments in the country very closely and am highly impressed with the upswing in the economy, increase in job opportunities and globalisation. The summing up of the whole thing results in a feel-good factor,'' she says politely, yet firmly. Her friends G. Devi, P.Prashanthi, K. Uma Devi and a host of others comprised the huge crowd of youngsters that brightened up the meet.
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