Posted by: prem chopda September 21, 2007
PRASHANT TAMANG'S JUNE 07, 2007 PERFORMANCE {Video Included}
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DARJEELING: There was never any love lost between cops and criminals. But the magic of Prashant Tamang has managed to bridge the divide. Inmates at Darjeeling Correctional Home are contributing their daily wage to send SMSes voting for the Indian Idol finalist. According to sources, 13 inmates are playing their part to ensure that Prashant comes out trumps. As the clock ticks away towards the hour of reckoning on Sunday, the inmates are pooling in their meagre daily wage - Rs 18. This amount is then being passed on to booths from where SMSes are being sent. Sources said the jail staff are using their personal landlines to vote for Prashant, who is a constable with Kolkata Police. Understandably, the personnel do not want to be left out of the frenzy for the son of the soil and a fellow cop. The excitement has reached a fever pitch inside the jail and inmates are keen to campaign for the idol finalist. According to sources, the inmates have requested the jail officials to arrange for a television set to be installed so that they could watch the finals on Sunday. However, the jail superintendent is yet to give his approval to this request. Deepak Kumar Sarki, the correctional home jailor refused to affirm that the inmates were parting with their money to send votes for Prashant. But he confirmed that the inmates had put forward
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