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Let me not keep you all in too much of a suspense over the interview. Though it was supposed to conform to a set format, Capt G being Capt G, it turned out more or less a free-wheeling discussion, with me not being too effective or even overly inclined to steer the discussion to conform totally to the format.

He came across as a very intense, hard-working and adventurous person - the perfect entrepreneur.

Deviating again from the format, when I raised the specific query as to why he was not doing anything about providing efficient bus services for the common man, after giving him wings, he responded saying that he definitely had it in his mind, and that he will pursue it, whether elected or not. I intend to take him up on that in future.

It is likely that when the interview is eventually published on the net, it may be edited to conform to the format set by SmartVote.

Now, coming to the aspect of his standing as an independent candidate, I think it's a good thing. Whereas, everyone would like a two-party system, I don't think we are going to be having that in this country in the immediate future, certainly not this time around atleast. Under the circumstances, if the present election throws up enough good independent parliamentarians like Capt Gopinath, Ms Sanyal of South Mumbai, Jaiprakash Narayan and his lot of Lok Satta, etc, perhaps they can form a 5th front (4th position has been taken up as of yesterday, I believe, between Laloo, Mulayam and Paswan). And, over the parliamentary term, they can get good people from  other parties - Shashi Taroor, Sachin Pilot, Milind Deora, etc from Congress; Arun Jaitley, Raman Singh, etc from BJP; entire Biju Janata Dal led by Patnaik; entire JD (U) led by Nitish Kumar; entire National Conference led by Omar Abdullah, etc - to gravitate towards them, and form a truly national party to contest the next Lok Sabha elections.

I don't have much of a hope of anything good happening in this election. So, it's like looking for a silver lining to the dark clouds on the horizon.

Muralidhar Rao

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Difficult to understand the cynicism of the Voters!  When we have given all kind of jokers’ chance in all these years, why not vote for Capt. Gopi   once and see what he can do!  At least this should change the trend and encourage  successful people from all walks of life take a plunge in politics and change the adage that politics is the last resort of scoundrels!

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I dont see how him standing as an independent is going to help matters. This is a hung assembly already. We need to move towards a 2 party system in this country. Why Bangalore south? and where he would align post polls if he succeeds?

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I agree with idontspam.  We are already heading for a HUNG PARLIAMENT.  With unabashed and abnoxious party-hopping by various so called 'respected leaders' also, we cannot expect a 'majority voters rule' and shameless acts of horse trading, unholy alliances, 'live-in' arrangements, 20:20 ditching exercises, we will have to wait and watch whether it is worthwhile spending more than 10,000 crores of rupees of public money on such a futile exercise. Where are we heading? Abraham Lincolon was right - Politics is the last resort of scoundrels.

People like Capt.Gopinath, Jaiprakash Narain (AP), Ramesh Ramanathan and others will have to build up their base wider and may be by 2014 AD.

Our political system is suffering from

AIDS -Alarmingly Infected Democratic System

but this AIDS is curable by the

Vote Vaccine by 

Democratic Doctors, the people.  

Vasanth Mysoremath

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I agree with both Vasanth & idontspam.

If Capt. Gopinath had this great urge to do something in public life, what has he done as far as social causes are concerned?

From his personal details filed during nomination, we now know where he stays - I see that Capt. Gopinath has not been able to mobilize people enough to get the road opposite his residencei.e. Vittal Mallya road, repaired fully in all these years!!

By the way, why is he not contesting from Bangalore Central where he stays?? is it because the caste & social composition in South is more favourable?? Or because as certain sections have been uncharitably saying that he is has been put up by the CM to bring down the incumbent?

Time will reveal all

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