A lady has been elected as the President of this country. That fact itself is worthy of immense satisfaction to millions in this country as it gives out a message that in spite of a lot of problems that this country might face, there are certain facets where it goes far beyond the "progressive" western thought.
Though being relatively orthodox in its political thought, the political class has surprisingly given its voice to a woman candidate to be their first lady President. For all their cussedness, I think they went beyond their own estimation in this regard and they richly deserve a round of applause. Of course, the question of whether she was the most appropriate will remain. But now that she has been elected, that question should be decently buried. Odd voices of dissent are but the essence of pluralistic democracy, but one must remember that "one robin does not a summer make."
RE:Surprisingly bright politicians
by Cool on Jul 22, 2007 12:50 AM Permalink
U idiot just bcoz a lady shuld bcome a president dosn mean u make a criminal a president... there many more ladies with much more credibility... even i feel proud whn a woman gets the highest post bt nt this one
RE:Surprisingly bright politicians
by Aby Koshy on Jul 22, 2007 01:19 AM Permalink
Dear "Cool",
First things first. Just because you know how to read and type gives you no right to abuse. And since I do not accept your abuse, you can keep it with you.
Second, you seem to have improperly assumed that I heartily endorse a criminal as the President of India. Apart from the canard that you so blithely spout, since no court has indicted her criminally for you to so assume, you altogether miss the point that my appreciation is for the amazing acceptance of the political class to having a lady as the President. I particularly wish to bring to your notice the fact that I state my doubt on whether she was the best candidate, per se for the post. One might argue that since there is a prima facie case against her, it was her moral duty to repudiate the candidature. It, however, also stands to reason that since the case was dragged up, post her candidature, there could be political kniving behind the cases.
Be that as it may, my conclusion has only been that now that she has been saddled at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, we, who so self-righteously condemn the desecration of the sanctity of the post of the President by the politicians, should not commit the same crime without the slightest hesitation. Remember, those who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others!
RE:Surprisingly bright politicians
by INDIAN on Jul 22, 2007 01:16 AM Permalink
Like, Uma Bharti, Sushma Swaraj, jyoti raje scindia, Jayalalita, jaya Bachhan, Hema Malini and on top Most choice Mayawati.
RE:Surprisingly bright politicians
by Ram Alegavi on Jul 22, 2007 01:01 AM Permalink
U idiot no court has convicted her it is only the BJP which is making those allegations. tomorrow the BJP will say that ur mother is also a criminal so will you believe them ? where is the proof ?
RE:RE:Surprisingly bright politicians
by kskumar on Jul 22, 2007 01:07 AM Permalink
By your standards, most of the politicos are pure as snow. Therefore, we should not criticize any politician. Strange logic.
