ravishingravi Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Gandhinagar: A political controversy has broken out over a Congress advertisement ahead of the next month's crucial elections in Gujarat. The advertisement which talks about the malnutrition figures also shows a picture of a malnutritioned child. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged that the picture shown in the advertisement was that of a Sri Lankan refugee camp shot by a UNICEF photographer. The advertisement has now gone viral on the net with pro and anti-messages about it dominating the cyber space. The Congress has downplayed the controversy saying that rather than focus on the picture, the BJP should counter the figures given in the advertisement. Polling will take place in Gujarat in two phases on December 13 and 17. The counting of votes will take place on December 20." Watch the video here http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/did-gujarat-congress-advertisement-lift-un-image-297313?pfrom=home-topstories
CSK Fan Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 What difference does it make what picture they use if kids are actually malnourished in Gujrat?
Trichromatic Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 What difference does it make what picture they use if kids are actually malnourished in Gujrat? It gives BJP something to shout about.
ravishingravi Posted November 26, 2012 Author Posted November 26, 2012 What difference does it make what picture they use if kids are actually malnourished in Gujrat? Very interesting. So, during the election season, you are making the case for malnourishment under the incumbent administration and in order to make that case you are using false picture to make the point.
1983-2011 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 congress coming to power in Gujarat is like bjp coming to power in India
1983-2011 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Not for the first time they could have easily found one kid looking like that in the streets of gandhinagar, what was the point in using UN's
seedhi Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 What difference does it make what picture they use if kids are actually malnourished in Gujrat?It is grossly unethical firstly towards the child in that picture. That unfortunate kid has an identity which is Sri Lankan, and to change his/her identity and use the kid as a political prop is rather insensitive. It is one thing to use the image to ask for donations for the victims in Sri Lanka, and quite another to ask for vote in Gujarat. Also, the image of the kid's mother/guardian has been neatly edited out, so it wasnt some mistake.
Trichromatic Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 they could have easily found one kid looking like that in the streets of gandhinagar' date=' what was the point in using UN's[/quote'] For that you'll have to go to street. That will be inconvenient. Searching for a Gujarati kid on internet will take more effort on keyboard.
jairamesh Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 So what's the difference between Congress PR team and the Pakistani Islamic fundas using pictures of dead bodies after Tibet earthquake to falsely portray the slaughter of thousands of Muslim Rohingyas in Burma to promote frenzy around the world and provoke unrest in Assam?
jairamesh Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 What's more sad, is malnourishment only prevalent in Gujarat? Isn't it failure of Central that that millions of kids around India go hungry everyday.
Silva Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 These clowns pretend that they will help starving kids when their too cheap and incompetent to even go out and take pictures of them. No wonder these schemes to help poor people are riddled with corruption.
DomainK Posted November 27, 2012 Posted November 27, 2012 What difference does it make what picture they use if kids are actually malnourished in Gujrat? Actually, it does not. Advertising works like that. And it can not be the party's fault. May be the fault of some trainee who took the easier way out. No big deal to be honest.
surajmal Posted November 27, 2012 Posted November 27, 2012 Actually' date=' it does not. Advertising works like that. And it can not be the party's fault. May be the fault of some trainee who took the easier way out. No big deal to be honest.[/quote'] 50-center alert!
ravishingravi Posted November 27, 2012 Author Posted November 27, 2012 Actually' date=' it does not. Advertising works like that. And it can not be the party's fault. May be the fault of some trainee who took the easier way out. No big deal to be honest.[/quote'] Yes so party generally doesn't get involved in advertisement aspects while campaigning. There is no vetting required.
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