Yes, President Kalam didn't really have any great achievements. But at least he was a role model for the country. Atleast he did not have scandalous past like Pratibha Patil. http://aurbolo.com/viewtopic.php?t=17
As a president, what is achievement of great Kalam? He has just spend his valuable time to teach a buffalo, who has taken the oath not to improve himself. Other qualified person of nation should take a lession from Mr. Kalam. and Never accept the any constitutional post which didn't have decision taking power. We are indian, feeling prove to govern by external agencies (See the history). What ever Mahatma Gandhi had did for this country has no meaning, if still our leader is a women from others country. Can anyone tell me, how it is differet from english rule...they have also done few development jobs here, like Railways,Highways and collages etc. After 10 years People of india will have to answers one question to there next generation that is "How East India Comapany was differet from Sonia Gandhi?"
RE:What's Achievement
by rohit john on Jul 24, 2007 09:24 AM Permalink
This nations is still chained by the Ghost of 'reading from the transcript' type leaders. Think about a lady like Sonia reading out her speech from a text prepared by somebody else. Like wise is all his/her political class, all and sundry, they never talk from their heart. But they always talk from their head, deliberating what is expected on the outside from them, and never delivering in substance. A nation of a thousand creed, cast and religion shold at least have had one heart, without that heart the nation itself has no unity. A nation divided in itself is down wit its destiny. How come a person like Kalam cannot become PM. How come he has no say in the way matters are executed in the nation? How come a set of people can claim a women they have chosen is represnting the head of the state? How come its a victory for the women of the nation. if they are really interested to uplift women and lower class they must take solid intitatives in teh right direction. Giving a post to a women is not the way u liberate women. Alloting a set of jobs for the lower classes is not a way to uplift them. And posting one lower classs guys is not going to change the futures of the millions of the people that belong to the nation. The leaders of the nation should have a vision, not of themselves but of the nation. That is why they are there. They should have a strategy and they shuld go ahead to implement the same with a missionary zeal, passion and inspiration. That is how Nation is built.
RE:What's Achievement
by george yacobu on Jul 24, 2007 10:34 AM Permalink
It is not because of the foreign rule indians suffered it is because of foolish idiot minds of fellows draging foolish people one against the oter in the name of hindu religion and creating in fight between people and killing thousands of innocent people.
RE:What's Achievement
by Dragon Cares on Jul 24, 2007 08:48 AM Permalink
It's MKGandhi who broken the backbone of Indian's braveness/guts against the external forces by asking all the Indians to follow 'Ahimsa/Sathyagraha'. It's not because of that British left INdia in 1947; British left India bcoz of the forces from other countries like USA, Russia and France after the formation of UN in 1945. It's MKGandhi to be blamed for our cowardness. think about 1999/Dec Indian Airlines hijack and we released all the criminals; think about 2000/Dec parliament attack, still culprits not getting punished.
RE:What's Achievement
by rohit john on Jul 24, 2007 09:13 AM Permalink
its bcoz u are also one among the coward who donot want to make a compromise for his nation. No one in India can take a risk for his nation. Naturally our leaders represent ourselves, the coward and docile ones. Brave citizen of the nation has no place in the State. They go out fishing for something and make thier own fortune, for they have no other way.
We have no words to express our regret that Dr.Kalam had to step down from being our President. We have come down for a short trip to India from Australia, and it is driving us to fury on seeing the situation that still persists here, knowing and having seen how well other countries can do. Yes, we have a huge population, but can that not be used to our advantage? It is disgusting to see that our government and other politicians seem more prone to attacking each other and covering their own backs that they have forgotten about the people who (mostly foolishly!) have voted them into power. Dr.Kalam's appointment as President came as a ray of hope that perhaps, after all, we have woken up to the need for aggressive leaders - agressive not in power and might, but in thought and ambition, aggressive in having a drive to be the best in the world, agressive in thinking big and more importantly achieving our dreams. It is indeed a sad moment for India not just that he is stepping down, but that we are back at the mercy of politicians. We can only hope and pray that the new President will prove us all wrong by being more than a normal politician and do what she will be taking an oath to do - to put the country and its people in front of all else.
RE:Saluting Dr.APJ
by george yacobu on Jul 24, 2007 10:40 AM Permalink
our polititions are more interested in creating religious trouble and not interested in the grouth of the country. what to do we go on constructing temples after temples to satisfy sadiest minds of fools who will be happy in seeing the religious fights.
Kalam Sir, you have wasted your valuable time in trying send some messages to GOAT head. Politicians never receives anything inward, it is always other way. Wish you good luck with your next assignment sir.
President in Indian constitution can not really do much. He / She "Should" be non-political, not partial and upright. He / She makes few speeches in India and abroad, addresses the nation once a year, and gives away awards. What can he / she really change ? Can he affect people below poverty line ? Can he do something which makes it easier for people below poverty line to get food, clothing & shelter ? Can he "force" the government to take decisions on important matters like connecting all the rivers in India ? Half the deaths due to Floods and Famine could be reduced, if such projects can be implemented. To my mind, Kalam has not "Changed" any thing significantly, and it is unfair for anyone to expect the President to change anything. He / She does not have the Authority (Forget the Power or Political will) to change anything. The post of president is like a nice certificate on the wall, and Kalam was a perfect fit. However the only negative I personally thought about Mr Kalam was his indecision about Afzal mercy petition. He just avoided taking a decision on the issue. What was the crucial information he had asked for, to take a decision ? If requests for information from the President's office take such a long time, imagine what happens to information required by common citizens. Mr.Kalam's record (to my mind) was not clean on this issue. About the next president - apart from being the first lady president - nothing to expect
His excellency Dr.A.P.J.Abdulkalam the Greaat person theris is no doubt but why during his president post he can not stop re election of Jeya batchan as Rajya sabha Member again. After independence Farmers Suicide numbers are very very high why he can not stop and instruct Government to take corrective measures.
President never likes to see the old continue and new didnot get any oppertunity. The best way to honour him is to give oppertunity to the young and new to prove his/her capability.
IF PEOPLE THINK , WE CAN BRING KALAM BACK... WE SHOULD KEEP IT AS A MANDATE IN THE NEXT ELECTION THAT WE WILL VOTE FOR THE PARTY WHICH WILL REINSTATE KALAM AS PRESIDENT OF INDIA...WE WILL DEFINITLY GET OUR PRESIDENT BACK !
RE:WE CAN BRING KALAM BACK !
by Ravi V on Jul 24, 2007 07:43 AM Permalink
Thanks to you, the power hungry can use this one mandate to get to power and forget you comfortably. They will have thousand reasons after comin to power called CMP, like minded alliance parties, secular fabric etc etc etc to counter our claims. I seek only one rule. A dismissal of the Govt, if they dont stand by their Mandate they promise the electorate before an election. The mandate should be time bound for accomplishment. I am not talking about their so called CMP that they come up with, to meet their ulterior motives to be in power with small parties to prove majority.
RE:WE CAN BRING KALAM BACK !
by Nim Ann on Jul 24, 2007 11:58 AM Permalink
I think you have just seen one Kalam out of the billion people in India. Please make yourself right that there are hundreds and thousands of people much better than kalam, but haven't got a chance to prove their worth. Its just people with money and muscle power that they have come up. We should be thankful for our constitution that doesn't have a strict rule for a president to rule for 2 terms continuously, otherwise you wouldn't have got people like Kalam even now because there would have still been Zail Singhs sitting on the chair....
So lets hail democracy and not autocracy where you want the kalams to stay again and again. Dr. Kalam will be a model for the next generation and people of our land would certainly need greats like him to serve them. So happy humanitarian service Dr. Kalam. We look forward to see some villages developed by your "nuclear visionary thinking". Wish you all the best Dr. Kalam.
It is very sad day for indian people.But it is an happiest day for Indian politicians.They forcefully send our people's president to home and installed a very good puppet regime.I don't think that we will have president like him in future.The mission he carried forward vision 2020 should be carried forward.We pray god to give him good health, so that he can ignite our young indian minds to think, innovate for a better tomorrow.
RE:our great president.
by IndianReporter on Jul 24, 2007 06:41 AM Permalink
well said. I am deeply remorsed at the turn of events. The euphoria of having a lady president is not there as she is displacing the best man on India soil. Let the Almighty if he is powerful and existent punish these parlimentarians.. if in democracy people are God they should raise their voice and protest.. Media should carry out ads of Kalam and show people in their true colour and nature who are opposing the candidature of Kalam.. Kalam is a legend, I wish he lives longer to get back as our Mentor for life.
