Why Presidential Candidates Should Watch More Reality TV

I know we tweeted that we’d write an article on the Indian Presidential Elections only if Sangma won but let’s face it; the way Sangma is taking his inevitable defeat is too good to resist writing on.

The presidential elections took place on 19^th July, the main battle was between tribal leader (again, he calls himself that, not us) P.A. Sangma and ex-Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, with the latter being an absolute shoe-in especially after he got Mamata Banerjee’s blessings and this afternoon, Mukherjee was declared India’s 13^th president (and that’s what you missed on Glee!).

You always have those kids who seem like they’d be a gracious loser right up until they lose. Sangma isn’t like those kids. He always seemed like a bad loser, what a pity. An IBNLive headline very amusingly screams “Sangma is a poor loser!!” (exclamation marks are my addition but they might as well be there). But my favorite part is where Sangma says:

"I may have lost the election but the nation has also lost a golden opportunity to show solidarity with tribals"

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"People of northeast are no more capable of standing on their own feet ... They have become dependent on central government."

What Sangma hasn’t realized is that “people of northeast” would rather be watching Indian Reality Shows where winners are voted for (very similar to but exponentially more interesting than our political system). Lets take a look at some general-knowledge-generated statistics:
1) Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa (India’s rendition of Dancing With the Stars): Season 3 winner Baichung Bhutia was from Northeastern India, as was Season 4 winner Meiyang Chang.
2) Indian Idol (Guess which show this is a rendition of, correct guesses get a confirmation that their intellect is equal to if not greater than an 8 year old’s): Season 3 winner Prashant Tamang, again hailing from the Northeast.
3) Dance India Dance (my own, personal favorite how absolutely exciting!): Season 3 produced both its winner and its runner up Rajasmita Kar and Pradeep Gurung from the Northeast, their version for younger kids (DID Lil’ Masters) saw the winner Jeetumoni hailing from the Northeast and this year’s hot favorites Saumya and Om hail from- it’s okay I’ll leave something for you to guess.

Above: Sangma in what we hope is his Bhangra piece for next years Dance India Dance audition

There you have it. India’s top 3 talent shows and their winners in the previous seasons. Sorry Sangma, but you’re clearly barking up the wrong tree (or watching the wrong TV channels). The people of northeast are more than capable of standing on their own feet.. when and where it counts. You need to relax, take a deep breath and turn on the TV to see what real vote-appeal means. We further recommending auditioning for one of these next year, you might become more popular. Then, perhaps, Elections 2017 might be your calling. 

-Lassie