SMS for neighbourhood boy By DT Correspondent on June 01,2007 Prashant Tamang — a 24-year-old, from Tungsung has been selected for Indian Idol (one of the biggest singing talent-hunt contest in the country) in the top 28, out of 25000 contestants across the country. His show being telecast on June 2 from Sony channel at 9 pm. In this round, his fate depends on the number of votes he gets through SMS votes and calls from landlines. Voting lines for the contest will remain open from 2 June 9 pm to 3rd June 9 am the next day. So, people of Darjeeling are ready to support him at its best, committees have been formed and an action plan drawn up. Ensuring to vote for him throughout the night. One person can vote unlimited number of times. Volunteers have plastered the town with festoons, pamphlets have been distributed across the hills, urging people to vote for their friend. Telephone booth-owners have also been requested to keep their shops open as late as possible, during the voting hours. Darjeeling municipality commissioners, hotel owners and businessmen are also coming forward to sponsor publicity material for Tamang. 4 June 2007 Prashant was declared ‘safe’ in ‘Piano round’ of Monday’s episode, reducing 4 contestants out of 28 contestants. He needs more SMS votes on Tuesday (5 June) night - 9 pm to 8 am next day, to remain in top 18 contestants. 6 June 2007 CONGRATULATION PRASHANT...... He needs more votes for next round on 7 June night 9 am to 8 am next day, if selected he’ll be in top 12 of Indian idol. http://www.prashantindianidol.blogspot.com/ 8 June 2007 Well done and Congratulation Prashant! Prashant is in now top 12 contestants of Indian Idol. He really...really needs now maximum votes on 8 June night 9 pm to 8 am next day, to reach Gala round or top 10 lists. 9 June 2007 Bravo…you did it… Congratulation!!! Prashant is in now Gala Round…. The Top Ten of Indian Idol WISHING Prashant GOOD LUCK 943 times read

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bhai Prashant, All the best to you. May you anchor in the harbour of success. we all the people of hill are with you and supporting you through sms. bhai keep it up. (Posted by Rajesh Pradhan, June 18, 2007, 7:03 AM) Hi Prashant, it is so nice to see a Nepali contestant in one of the most popular shows in India. You are a very talented person, who has been gifted with such a remarkable voice. I have seen your performances and I really like them. I would like to give you a very honest suggestion. You sing very well but you need to choose the right kind of song and also add some spark by being a bit more versatile. Very old and slow numbers might turn out to be pretty monotonous after a while. Your first song "ya ali" was just out standing. I hope you got our point. We really want you to win. Just give in your best performance each time, never wait for a second chance. Wish you all the best. (Posted by Bhuwan and Papita, June 15, 2007, 6:50 AM) deprived of facilities and amenities we nepalis have stood out for a long time.all our effotrs and actions have never been recognised but now we have a golden oppurtinity in our hand so lets make the best use of it .hamaro nepali bhai lai vote garera hami nepali ko naam sikhar ma pugaon.Eauta nepali ko jeet ma nai sabhai jaati ko jeet cha.so let the votes come rain from the sky and all the best ton prashant.jai pahar ;jai nepali. (Posted by rahul, June 12, 2007, 9:37 PM) Hey guys, A thought just came across my mind dunno whether you all will agree with me or not, but i just felt that our vote for Prashant should be absolutely biased for the reason which i feel would benefit only prashant. Let me put it this way if you give two vote for prashant and one for chang,and chang gets two from his own community then chang gets one extra vote while our man's vote stands null & void. He (prashant) gets none. So think........ you may be giving 100 votes to prashant ,but remember chang is also getting votes from his people, so what we give him is what we are deducting from prashant's share. so wake up ,wear your thinking cap and act wisely. Vote only for prashant if you want him to win. According to the survery almost every person voting for Prashant is voting for Chang also.. which decreases vote % of Prashant.. This is because people voting for Chang is not voting for Prashant.. eg : xyz voting 10 times for Prashant is voting Chang atleast 2 times Prashant : Chang = 10: 2 other way abc voting 10 times to Chang is not voting a single vote to Prashant Chang : Prashant = 10 : 0 ie : Chang : Prashant = 12 : 10 Which is really decreasing Prashant's Vote % (Posted by Rai Bishal, June 12, 2007, 8:52 AM) I was very shocked and disturbed to see how our people can still be manipulated and how even a mob can be led astray by bunch of greedy stupid jerks.... Don't get me wrong... I am proud as a peacock myself for Prashant is rocking the Indian idol contest big time... But whatever happened in Darjeeling the other day is deplorable.... Think this through.... Airtel distribution is owned by Mamanchand Agarwal.... nothing happened... Hutch distribution is owned by PC Banarjee.. nothing happened.... BUT... Reliance distribution was owned by Samden .. and the mob not only ransacked his office but also stole tonnes of Mobile handsets and other stuffs..... Do U think it was a random act of a mob gone bersek with their emotions... Sorry to say I think not... It was a very well thought out plan and excellently executed... Support Prashant by all means.. but not at the cost of settling personal vendettas in his name... (Posted by upendra, June 12, 2007, 7:57 AM) well bhai,let me just say give it ur all.and remember u are already a winner and a fighter to me no matter what i am praying for ur sucess from barcelona,spain (Posted by topden bhutia, June 11, 2007, 9:26 AM) Dear Prashant, You have made us proud.We (Mumbai based nepalis) are voting for you regularly.Hoping to see u in the finals. All the best. (Posted by Jaya Chhetri, June 10, 2007, 1:02 AM) Dear Prasanta,I have seen possibility of you to become an Indian Idol for the following reasons:- 1.you sing in perfect pitch(SUR) 2.Accent is perfect 3.Diction and timing has no problem. 4.showmanship is better.You are confident. 5.No other contastant is comparatively best.Your voice has been dominating. Lastly....You have tremendous supports from Nepalese from all over the world.And supports from policemen,army, true music listeners and other Indain people as well. But,this time you better sing a little bit faster song.The one you sing last time is good but less attractive to most listeners. Keep it up.We stand by you. (Posted by dinesh, June 9, 2007, 12:27 AM) Well done Prashant! My sincere advice as a musician- The choice of your song is most important . You must know the mindset of the judges.Alisha doesn't know hindi classical , therefore she will always critisize if you sing slow classical based numbers. Javed Akhter is a lyricist and not a singer but he likes slow and melodious songs based on ragas. Udit Narayan is balanced and he is originally a Nepali singer ,that is an advantage for you. Your voice and diction is best suited for slow and sensuous hindi numbers with lot of beat and bass, so dont make the mistake of choosing songs like the one you sang today of the film "Padosan"- "Kehna Hai." Dont worry we are there to vote for you . All the best, May God fulfill your dream to become the Indian Idol. 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