It was
2011 when the great Father of the Nation was being hotly debated again. The
huge support to the anti-corruption moment led by the Gandhian social reformer
Anna Hazare was a high time to revisit the Gandhian Thoughts once again.
And the
strategists of the movement cleverly mixed the symbolism of the Gandhi Caps (inscribed
with ‘Main Bhi Anna’ and other similar tag- lines then) with the debate.
It was
a potent symbolism that also felt honest then.
Even if
there was a split in Team Anna on the issue of formation of a political party,
the Aam Aadmi Party (the political offshoot of the anti-corruption movement of
2011) continued with the Gandhi Caps making it an important part of its
political branding exercise.
Yes,
‘Main Bhi Anna’ has been replaced with ‘Main Aam Aadmi Hun’.
The AAP
members, they have taken it to the level that they don’t leave their heads
uncovered even if they are sitting in the state assembly. Nothing wrong if doing
so is not just a political branding exercise. But, there is reasoned ‘but’ now.
But,
for the Gandhi Caps, after the success of AAP in the Delhi
And to
add to that are the saffron Gandhi Caps going to be used by the BJP.
So, is the
growing count of the Gandhi Caps going to affect the way its bearers are going
to think politically?
Don’t
daydream.
It is
not expected from the BJP. And the way AAP has been in the office since
December 28, 2013, we should not expect it from AAP either.
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/
