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How some of our political biggies measure up on the small screen

The carpet bombing by TV channels during and after the elections reinforced the old adage never have so few owed so much to so many. But it also proved that television presence, or lack of it, can make you or break you. Witness Sitaram Kesri. His ouster had as much to do with his bumbling presence on TV as it did with Sonia Gandhi's house cleaning. Here's how some of our biggies measure up on the small screen.

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The carpet bombing by TV channels during and after the elections reinforced the old adage never have so few owed so much to so many. But it also proved that television presence, or lack of it, can make you or break you. Witness Sitaram Kesri. His ouster had as much to do with his bumbling presence on TV as it did with Sonia Gandhi's house cleaning. Here's how some of our biggies measure up on the small screen:

The Prime Minister: