Page 3 politics?

Weekend Ruminations

 We see this in what has come to be known as the Page Three phenomenon; we see it in how almost anyone who does a gig on TV becomes some kind of celebrity; and we see it in the constant hunt for the new sports hero or business wunderkind. Why not, then, in politics as well?

 The point that many commentators have made, in the context of the state elections next week, is how presidential Indian elections have become.

 It is Sheila Dikshit vs Madan Lal Khurana; between personable, stylishly dressed chief minister and the aspirant who sports dated safari suits; between the face that is telegenic and the one that is moulded with splotchy plasticine; between the one who comes across as logical and reasonable, and the rival who comes across as lobbyist and friend of special interest groups.

 That one comes from the Congress and the other from the BJP doesn