 "AAP caught making a mistake - or lying - in new Youtube video")
The results of the Delhi Assembly elections were in more than two weeks ago. In case you have forgotten the exact number, here’s a refresher: BJP 32, AAP 28 and Congress 8 seats. To most of us, that would suggest that the BJP, in the 70 member assembly, was close to a majority, just three seats short. The AAP was 7 seats short, and the Congress was, clearly, a poor third. To most of us, the BJP was clearly the largest single party. The operative word is ‘clearly’. Not to the spinmeisters at the AAP, though. Earlier today, the AAP put up videos in 7 languages explaining to the world at large why they had decided to stake a claim to form the government in Delhi. While doing so, they believed that they needed to explain what a minority government was. When they depict the relative sizes of the three parties, hey, presto, the AAP is depicted the largest, the BJP the second largest and the Congress just a little smaller than the BJP. That’s totally out of sync with the reality. [caption id=“attachment_1304861” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
Screengrab from the Aam Aadmi Party. Image courtesy Youtube[/caption] Was this an honest, innocent mistake by overzealous volunteers at the AAP office, or was this a demonstration of the spin that the AAP is now proving that they are capable of? If this video is not amended immediately, I’ll tend to believe that it’s the latter – and that would be a shame. Watch the video below:
Anant Rangaswami was, until recently, the editor of Campaign India magazine, of which Anant was also the founding editor. Campaign India is now arguably India's most respected publication in the advertising and media space. Anant has over 20 years experience in media and advertising. He began in Madras, for STAR TV, moving on as Regional Manager, South for Sony’s SET and finally as Chief Manager at BCCL’s Times Television and Times FM. He then moved to advertising, rising to the post of Associate Vice President at TBWA India. Anant then made the leap into journalism, taking over as editor of what is now Campaign India's competitive publication, Impact. Anant teaches regularly and is a prolific blogger and author of Watching from the sidelines.