The Congress party has decided to adopt the song ‘Jai Ho’ from the movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ as it’s theme song for the coming Lok Sabha elections. The party has bought the rights to A.R. Rahman’s song from Danny Boyle’s film and the tune from music company T-Series, said a senior Congress leader. The Congress plans to use the song to convey the message that the Congress-led government has been a saga of hope for the common man.
- Cong hopes for a ‘Jai ho’, to use Rahman’s song for campaign, Press Trust of India, Mar 4 2009
- Congress gets “Jai Ho”, The Hindu, Mar 4 2009
- From Oscars to LS polls: Jai ho to be Cong tune now, Hindustan Times, Mar 4, 2009
BJP leader, Narendra Modi, reacted to this news with expected sarcasm.
- Congress deserves Oscar for mushrooming slums: Modi, Sify, Mar 3 2009
- Congress should get ‘credit’ for Slumdog’s Oscar glory: Modi, Hindustan Times, Mar 3 2009
Previously, Congress had used the song from Shah Rukh Khan’s movie Chak De! for it’s campaign in Gujarat. Hopefully A.R. Rahman’s song will prove to be luckier for the party.
We wonder what BJP’s theme song will be ? How about “Aa dekhe zaraa, kismey kitna hai dum” . Any other suggestions ?
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