I do not agree with you that if the election were to be thrown open to the public it is certain that the incumbent, APJ Abdul Kalam will get a 2nd term .
I agree with the BJP in this regard that no person should get a second term as President considering that that the President is only a defacto head . I am also not convinced of Kalam's grasp of the constitution considering his handling of the Bihar crisis . Even the issue of clemency to Afzal Guru he let it hang with him for months together until it went back to the Courts .
I do not think Politicians should be barred from the post as they are also citizens of India and have every right to occupy that post .
