Monday, November 12, 2012

Arvind Kejriwal and the past AP experience with similar activist

After seeing the Kejrival and Salman Khurshid affair, I am reminded of the following story which happened in 80s in AP. There was a journalist called Pingali Dasaradhram who started an investigative journalism oriented magazine called "Encounter" (Telugu magazine). Lot of that time youth were attracted to him in those days. The Journo started exposing land deals, personal affairs, political deals etc. He became a force to reckon with. Then his ambition started growing. He contested for MLA seat as an independent from Rajamundry constituency. To win the election, he staged a drama of stabbing himself. It did not work to his favor. He lost the election. Then he continued his "investigative journalism" which was seen as yellow journalism by those in the office. One fine day/night he was murdered brutally allegedly by a politician for exposing some secrets of his daughter or somebody. Of course History Repeats!

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