Speak like SRK, says Delhi poll officials to trainees

Those are the instructions for a bunch of 30 girls and boys who are being trained to answer queries by voters ahead of the Delhi assembly polls Nov 29.

“Say hello, speak English clearly, listen to people’s complaints, and communicate like Shah Rukh Khan!” Those are the instructions for a bunch of 30 girls and boys who are being trained to answer queries by voters ahead of the Delhi assembly polls Nov 29.

They are being trained by senior poll officials to man a helpline at the main election office in Kashmere Gate as well as to meet voters who come there and to the various district election offices across the capital.

“Speak English clearly, aloud, improve your vocabulary and be polite while speaking,” a senior election official said to a dozen youngsters, mostly college students, at one such training session in the Delhi election office.

“You come and speak English near the podium. Say whatever you want to but speak loudly…open your mouth…start your conversion with a hello and, hi, end it with a thank you. “Just watching Shah Rukh Khan will not help. Learn how he communicates with a smile. Practise it!”The group of 30 has been hired by a private company, Netsol Projects Ltd, for the Delhi electoral office. As part of their training, the youngsters are learning at least 23 types of answers to questions that voters could ask.

With 10.7 million eligible voters, Delhi goes to the polls Nov 29 to elect a new 70-member assembly.