Conspiracy Theory No. 392 Debunked: India Asks Sanjaya Who?
April 12th, 2007 by dd
So much for the Call Center Theory. Sanjaya Malakar’s unlikely wave of “American Idol” support apparently isn’t coming from his father’s homeland.
Apart from a few brief newspaper articles, one brief TV news segment and a few blog mentions, the reedy 17-year-old from Federal Way is a virtual unknown in India.
One reason is that the show is broadcast a day late in India, and on an English-language channel that attracts relatively few viewers. Malakar survived elimination last week to make it to the final eight, who will square off Tuesday night.
As for the theory that call-center operators in India are phoning in votes for Malakar, most workers have calls automatically dialed by computer. They couldn’t even call next door if they wanted to.
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April 12th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
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