I get the guilty pleasure of watching the Verbal VALATKAAR forum of Arnam Goswami on Times Now Channel. You have to admit and admire the guy's awesome appetite for what he does best, using his verbal rants to rips off his guests on his panel from tip to toe. Yesterday he was back as usual after a weekend break full of energy to go after his victims with the " The entire nation watching him" at prime time. He looked fresh as the brief hiatus as enable him to recharge his battery and replenish his repertoire. His victims this time were some Congress supporters on his panel. After finishing with them he still had plenty of mojo left to pounce on couple of Pakistani retired Army guys who struggled hard to keep their pants up. I think the main reason behind my watching of the episode is the vicarious pleasure I get seeing those who I am not big fan of undergoing a thorough Verbal VALATKAAR. I have a feeling that most of the middle class Indians watching this program fall into my category. We criticize the program yet watch it on a regular basis. The reason is we find this program as an outlet for letting out our frustration on somebody we love to hate. After a tiring day at work and frustrations with the current state of affairs Arnob provides us that vent we are looking for right in our living rooms. Most of us have given up to the fact that we can hardly make a dent in the system. So we take the solace in watching somebody else taking on them as Arnob on his set. This is my take on the popularity of this show.
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