> Hmm, not quite the best sources of information then. Well, when I am standing in a queue to vote, I trust my eyes and ears more than what some report says ab

> Hmm, not quite the best sources of information then. Well, when I am standing in a queue to vote, I trust my eyes and ears more than what some report says about things that happened while I was standing there. > This is a law and order situation, and is dealt with appropriately. All that law and order violations were a means to an end and the end is tampering with the mandate and that is exactly where the EC has to step in. If all they can do is pass the buck and let the tampered mandate be counted as real, well it is not serving its one and only purpose. I am being charitable here in assuming goodfaith on EC's behalf. > Have you talked to anyone on the ground? yes many > Have you been an election observer or volunteered in any? volunteered yes, but not formally as an election observer and not as a part of any political outfit. > Have you read the independent reviews of the EC? Talked in any detail to senior officers in any branch of the executive who may offer perspective? some of it runs in the family so I do have some insiders perspective plus volunteerism does give me opportunities to interact with IAS officers in the field. And public media especially TV is crap, newspapers are somewhat better. There are one or two decent ones that I treat with some respect, rest are tabloid'ish garbage. But to the larger point, no, my opinions have very little to do with what goes on the popular media.