Tania Saili, 20 July 2006, Dehradun
A Garhwali song has taken Uttaranchal by storm. It makes fun of the N D Tiwari government and has been quite a hit with the opposition.
Political propaganda in a catchy package, ‘Nauchaumi Narayan’ or ‘multi coloured personality’ has hit the pop charts.
It lampoons the N D Tiwari led Congress government and ridicules the last three chief ministers of Uttaranchal.
The BJP can’t help humming the tune.
“Though it is being said it is not about anyone in particular but it is about a particular individual and they should think whether they should remain in power or not” said Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, State BJP president.
The lyrics criticise Tiwari for his generosity, distributing VIP beacons to his friends and offering portfolios for a fee. With assembly elections round the corner, this is not music to the Congress’ ears.
“Every artist has the right to express his feelings through poetry, through cartoon, through anything he wants. But there should be some maryaada or some ethic,” said Surendra Aggarwal, Chief spokesperson of the state Congress.
But the singer insists it is not personal. Garhwal’s Kishore Kumar, Narendra Singh Negi, who has also composed the song, says he has merely given voice to what the locals feel.
“I have leant my voice to the feelings of the people. The aim for which Uttaranchal was created has been lost somewhere. The song is all about the feelings of the people,” said Negi.
The music album should make the Tiwari government sit up and listen to the public pulse.
Within months of hitting the market ‘Nauchaumi Narayan’ has already created history as the highest selling VCD in Uttaranchal.
News Source: http://www.ndtv.com
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