The concept of a peoples prez is rubbish.we have adopted a system by which the prez only CANNOT rule the country.this being a basic fundamental part of the constitution,CANNOT BE AMENDED.an entirely new constitution will have to be written to incorporate it.it would also mean that we r giving unlimited powers to a single person,(like Bush in the USA).. may look good when that person is Kalam, but with our other politicians it is fraught with immense danger..thankfully it is never going to happen!!.. Kalam accod: to many observers has not distinguished himself as an effective President..decisions made in undue haste like the prez rule in Bihar & Jharkand (Sup court referred to them as unconstitutional), the afsal guru mercy petition (No decision!!)stand out . there is no distinguising point in favour of his presidency than in his being a "people's prez"..like delivering inspirational speeches at educ: institutions which he can still do & for which he need not be the President of India!! Also remember that Kalam was not the 1st choice of the NDA in the 2002 elec..many other names (alexander, karan singh )were discussed & finally only the name of Kalam resulted in a consensus.so THIS IS NOTHING NEW!! also BJP categorically rejected a 2nd term for Narayanan. Popular vote for presidency means that people both urban & rural vote for a candidate..i very much doubt whether Kalam will pull through (this is not am sms or an internet poll where only a certain section of the society vote
