The Master Stroke... It was clearly a master stroke the UPA had hit. And it hit the right target. I have met H.E. Smt. Pratibha Patel in Rajasthan in her capacity as the Governor - and found her to be extremely gracious, a quiet, yet strong personality, very observant and understandable, very humane, yet firm to her convictions. This was during one of our programmes at jaipur during the Gandhi Katha. I believe that her candidature for the post of the President of the Sovereign India is also a tribute to the women soldiers of our country from Rani of Jhansi to Kasturba Gandhi to many other unsung 'heroines'. It is also an honour to the courage with which women have to live each day of their life. I hope that she is able to maintain and retain the dignity of the post, - thugh their isn't any doubt about it - as this coveted post has unfortunately become a game for politics and vote banks.
