Raghupathy, 1) Dr. Kalam confirmed recently, he had NEVER seen the file on Afzal Guru. The UPA government may have lied to the Indian Public that they were waiting for the "Clemency Petition" to be "processed". 2) On Bihar, remember, Dr. Kalam was on an overseas visit when at mid-night, his time, he was woken up (so the newsreports said) and shown a fax of some emergency in Bihar. Presidents of India have to go by the information they are given by the Executive. Their own channels are somewhat limited. Each arm of government must expect the others to act with integrity. Dr. Kalam could not have said, "Wait, I will phone Nitish Kumar, Ram Vilas Paswan and a few others before signing this ordinance". He is not supposed to get too involved in "politics" or not so directly. 3) Given India's loud, dramatic and hard-hitting politics, I think, Dr. Kalam conducted himself well. You see, we must all appreciate anyone in India who can CALM US DOWN. Not only that his speeches were positive and full of significance for India. I bet millions of young Indians will remember his "India A Developed Country by 2020".
