Monday, September 10, 2007

Prashant fever grips Darjeeling & Sikkim


Gangtok, Sept. 9: With Prashant Tamang making it to the gala round in the ongoing Indian Idol contest, locals took out rallies at various places in Darjeeling hills last night to celebrate the dream run of their popular singer. The celebrations lasted till late in the night, with people thronging the streets banging drums and holding placards. After the elimination of Emon Chatterjee of Kolkata last night, Prashant, the heartthrob of Darjeeling hills and Sikkim and Amit Paul of Shillong are left facing each other in the populat music reality show. However, some locals alleged that Prashant's fans in Shillong, the hometown of Amit, are not being allowed to use public booths and recharge their vouchers to vote for him