Monday, April 30, 2012

Rashtrapathi

Political parties are now becoming active in having a say on who would be the next president. Three names have started figuring prominently. Pranabda, Hamid Ansari and Abdul Kalam are all eminent citizens who can occupy the mainly ornamental and occasionally strategic post that our Presidency is. There is however no consensus among the political parties so far.

It is very likely that there will be a closely fought election before the new Rashtrapathi is in. Such an election likely will evoke a lot of mud-slinging and bitterness. Leaders of the Congress and BJP are unlikely to be mature enough to act more with patriotism than petty politicking.

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