The 'Tape'

I spoke to some senior people at 18-Land, where there are questions being asked, "Why did we do this in the first place?" According to a very senior editor at 18-Land, it was not Rajdeep who chickened out of airing the tape, but supposedly it was Raghav Behl who took the final call. Why? The ostensible reason being given is that the channel didn't want to take sides, however some people have pointed out that the if despite the video if the UPA won, all of TV18's various arms would have faced the full force of a vindictive Finance Ministry.
So how incriminating is the tape, according to one person who has seen it, it is very incriminating and the storming of the well is just the tip of the iceberg. It remains to be seen what the Speaker does with the tape.
I don't know why the world has taken off on Rahul Gandhi. RG's was a well-written speech, but it wasn't very well delivered. In fact other than his father, Rajiv Gandhi, the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty hasn't had great orators. Nehru wrote great speeches as did Indira Gandhi, but not the best orators - Rajiv Gandhi spoke well in English. His brother believed in actions rather than words, so well...