Why should we vote for Taj Mahal?

I get at least ten messages everyday asking for a vote for the Taj Mahal, to help make it into the seven wonders list. Starting from the Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Golconda fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Palaces of Rajasthan, Temples of Tamil Nadu, Ajanta Ellora caves to the Islands of Andaman Nicobar, waterfalls of Karnataka, hill stations of Kashmir and the East, riverbeds of the Ganges to the Himalayas, everything is ours to cherish and ours to feel proud of. Who are they to say if the Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders or not? And who actually started the campaign? The UNO being a recognized international body maintains a list of all the archaeological sites of the world. A list and not seven or eight. This campaign for the seven wonders was started by a private organization which profits from all the clicks it receives in its website, all the messages received through mobiles and all the phone calls made by the so called "true-patriots" wanting their country's landmark to appear in the list. This is just a form of Brand Promotion by the private organization and a media gimmick. And people might have been wondering for long as to why the Indian Government was not as much as lifting a finger to promote the Taj Mahal internationally." 'The New 7 Wonders of the World' campaign has been launched by the owner of a Swiss website. The whole campaign is a media hoax," says Surendra Sharma, president of the Braj Mandal Heritage Conservation Society here. "How can the whole government machinery be used to hype a campaign launched by a private entrepreneur?"

Though it would do good in the interest of the Indian Tourism Industry, the government has abstained from actively supporting the cause by describing the campaign as 'economic exploitation of the sentiments of the Indian people.' No two monuments are alike and they should not be compared. It is an injustice to the status and dignity of the Taj Mahal. Without understanding this basic point, the way the Indian youth is campaigning for votes through the internet, orkut, cell phones etc., goes on to prove how carried away we are by the western influence unconsciously.