Political Showdown.

It is election time and this is when we get to know what politics and politicians are all about. Mudslinging to controversial statements to provocative speeches – the upcoming Loksabha elections has it all. Every political party is trying to woo its voters for support. In the process, they are becoming childish and immature by reacting to every comment and statement made by their rivals. But will their childish comments actually woo the voters?

The very recent Modi – Priyanka tiff says it all. Modi’s tirade against the congress party by calling it a ‘BUDIYA PARTY’ triggered Priyanka’s back lashing. Reacting to Modi’s statements, Priyanka had questioned the villagers attending her rally whether she, Rahul or her mother Sonia Gandhi looked old. Priyanka’s reaction clearly shows what she thinks about the congress party. Their rivals have accused the Gandhi family for treating the Congress party as their personal domain. In her reaction, by delineating her family in place of the party, Priyanka has cemented what her family had been accused for.

It seems like every rally and campaign is now incomplete without any controversial statements by our politicians. Every party is resorting to blame game and tit for tat tactics. The very recent comment by Advani on Manmohan Singh, calling him a puppet and in turn Mr.Advani was called as the slave of the RSS. Isn’t it tit for tat?

It is ironical to note that, after all the mudslinging at each other; our political leaders still expect an apology from their rivals for their comments. When every other political leader is into the same blame game, is there any point in seeking an apology?