A radio (BBC) reporter on a campaign trail
A radio reporter on a campaign trail Pune Plus, The Times of India By Camil Parkhe Pune, June 13, 1991 : “ This is Sam Miller reporting from Poona; “P” for Paul, “O”, “O”, “N” for New York, “A”. The BBC correspondent was speaking on telephone as soon as he established contact with his office in London. The reason for his arrival in Pune on Thursday – the polling day was obvious. The chief minister of the state, Mr. Sharad Pawar, hailing from Pune district, had emerged as the strong contender for the prime ministerial post.. Within three hours after the polling process commenced, Mr. Sam Miller had already sent his first dispatch from his hotel suite in Pune to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) office at Bush House in London. The 10-minute-long dispatch included information on the poor response of voters in the early stages of polling in the Pune Lok Sabha constituency and Baramati, Mr. Pawar’s home-town, with description of the muddy roads in the rural areas an...