Gangtok: This year’s three Emon Chatterjee, Amit Paul, and Prashant Tamang are a unique mix of talent and skewed voting patterns. On one hand, we have Emon and Amit, who clearly DESERVE to be in the top 2. On the other hand, we have Prashant. he really does work hard and has the drive to want to win. However, he is not the best singer and if he does win, it will be entirely because of his huge fan following. And therefore,Prashant, as far as I can see, he has already won the show. Let’s just skip straight to the finale. The man who has never been in the bottom is far away from being eliminated. Emon and Amit sing better than him on their worst days. I guess it’s obvious that my prediction for the winner is Prashant. He is once again highest Vote catcher out of 35 lakhs votes received in total for last voting round.
Sikkim & Darjeeling hills went into a tizzy after Indian Idol wannabe, Prashant Tamang, was pushed into the elite band on Saturday, finding a place among the top 3 left in the reality show. The Indian Idol show suddenly bridged the cultural divide in Hills. And Prashant fans have quickly got into action.
Sikkim Journalists Forum which had spearheaded the Vote Prashant campaign, organised a series of public meetings in and around Gangtok to drum up support for this self-made singer. Contingency plans were drawn up to improve Prashant's vote bank. People were even ready to sponsor PCOs so that fans could vote from 9pm Friday to 8am.
Prashant Tamang is the most articulated name in Sikkim & Darjeeling hills today. In fact, everything else, including politics, has taken a back seat even as people soak in the “feel-good” sensation. Prashnat’s fan club cuts across all ages.
An 74-year-old grandmother from Church Road is one avid fan. Friday after Friday she has been watching Prashnat in action. Kalpana, a young college student voted 200 times on her mobile even as she run out of pocket money.
There is no dearth of innovative strategies as far as Prashant Tamang’s fans are concerned. While some are sponsoring mobile phones and pre-paid cards to distribute to volunteers, others have been sending SMS texts to every part of India urging especially non-resident north easterners to vote for Prashant.Music Concert are being organised to boost the collection for Votes and Albums are being launched by local artists to add helping hands to Voting kitty for hills idol.
Net surfers who hit Sify.com for tidbits on Indian Idol are surprised that the maximum number of fan mail comes from world over . So far, Prashant has a tally of messages that runs in 44000 thousands plus till last count.
Prashant Tamang is not only good singer but many idol participants has vouched that he is a good man at heart and always there for everyone.
