The Great Indian Middle Finger
India went to the polls in phase three of the Great Indian Elections of 2009 this week.
Here’s a few pictures of proud voters happy to have contributed their bit towards upholding the esteemed traditions of the founding fathers of the country.
First up, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chawan with Mrs Chief Minister. Hail the proud deliverance of democracy.
(Image Courtesy – Amit Verma)
The Bachchan family was there. All of them - Mom, Dad, Son and Daughter in law. Look at the excitement, the joy, the proud expression of freedom.
Even handsome people voted.
(Image courtesy: TOI)
Nice work India!
Now we just need to figure out how to interpret the middle finger gesture. Was it the Indian populace saying ‘Up Yours!’ to the politicians, or the other way around? Maybe it just was famous people’s way of making fun of everybody else? Who exactly is the joke on?
Like a wise man once said, It happens only in India.
lol… they made an event out of it… look at the publicity :)
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amazing!! Didn’t they even realize.. or maybe they enjoyed doing that!!
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Haha, it’s hilarious! 2 of these were on the front page of TOI yesterday and I couldn’t help but wonder too who the joke was on! It’s true, in India, you never cease to be surprised!
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By the way, you should nominate your blog for the Indi-Blogger of the month award! Here’s the link: http://www.indiblogger.in/indiblogger_of_the_month/ Good luck!
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:lol:
I prefer to think of us the janta saying it to them
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You know it wasnt the middle finger across the country. In some parts, it indeed was the index finger.
One wonders why the middle finger was chosen for this part of the country. Perhaps they do so by what it means !
Hmm !
:)
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@Remya – Yes, it does seem like a publicity stunt for some people!
@Roshni – I am sure some of these people realize what the gesture means…probably just amused at having found an excuse for giving us the finger.
@Shivya – Hilarious for sure!
You made my day with the Indiblogger comment…i am going to assume that i am getting at least one vote if i get nominated!
@Indyeah – Sure. Wishful thinking never hurt anyone ;)
@Kavi – You are right on. This happened only in some parts of Maharashtra, apparently because the index fingers had already been covered during a previous election. They still could have picked another finger though. Maybe nobody thought of the celebrities going to use the election as photo ops!
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Whoever came up with this idea is the most brilliant man alive.
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@Amit – :)
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You didn’t post my middle finger!! :( :) :)
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*laughing* I read the news saw the pictures but somehow didnt connect the dots until I read this… Yes, Only in India :).
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[...] turned out to be quite a spectacle, with celebrity after ignorant celebrity raising their middle finger to the eager cameras, after some logistical issues led the election agencies to mark their middle [...]
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@Nita – There was no face to go with your finger in the pic on your blog! :(
@Mysoul – :)
Actually the real story is that there were some assembly elections sometime earlier in Mumbai, so the index fingers were ‘taken’. They had to come up with a new finger, and i suppose they overlooked the significance of the middle one.
The celebs got their excuse to get some extra footage in the news, and promptly hit a six off the loose ball!
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he he he… wonder how i din’t notice earlier… :)
n i second Shivya .. go for Indiblogger ……
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@RDB – :)
amreekandesi.com was nominated for the IndiBlogger of the month, and finished 7th out of 130 nominees.
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wow..Congratulations :)
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wow..Congratulations
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Do you realise this is even more relevant after the election results!! :lol:
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ha ha aaa.. :) nice said IHM…
gud post amreekandesi
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@RDB – Thanks!
@IHM – There can be many interpretations on that! Did you mean the Congress showed us all a giant middle finger? ;)
@mantyb – Welcome to Amreekandesi! Thanks!
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LOL :) Or the Indian voter telling them all who the real King Maker is !
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In America the middle finger has an obscene meaning. It means the F word.
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hahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa you guys sticking the middle fingerr up in indian is that the real fnger in india
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