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Going gaga, Indian TV style
Posted/Updated Friday, Jul 27 11:47:14, 2012

The Olympics is about to begin and with it the breathlessness and hype of Indian TV.  Describing Amitabh Bachchan carrying the flame in London, Boria Mazumdar of Times Now fished out the choicest hyperboles –“-- how wonderful,  great, an honour....”  And on the phone line he was at his oozy best ...”one gets goosebumps,  very special moment....”   He went on to call this the 'watershed' Olympics for India..!!  On what basis? The fact that Dow refused to step down as a sponsor ..??

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