Why Desi techies love Obama

Barack Hussein Obama may have created some unease among the Indian IT industry with his anti-outsourcing stance; however, most Indians still seem to be rooting for him. According to a recent poll by consulting and market research firm Tecnova, 82 per cent of the respondents in India expect Obama to win. In fact, most respondents in India feel that Obama is the right representative for political stability, world peace and financial strength.

In fact, Obama's not-so-enthusiastic stance on outsourcing has not deterred a group of techies in Bangalore from drumming up support for him in today’s US elections.

The Barack Obama Bangalore Fan Club has not only been calling up, SMSing and emailing friends and relatives in the US to vote for him, it has also raised Rs 200,000 (about $4,100) from fellow Bangaloreans as contribution to his election fund!

Wondering what made the Club members back Obama and campaign on his behalf though the two are over 9,000 km apart?

Source: infotech.indiatimes.com