The article says that the office of the President of India is a prestigious position. It is a fallacy after the terms of the First two Presidents and it was totally devalued after Ms. Gandhi Sr.'s pleas for conscience vote to Mr.VV>Giri when the office of President of India was very cruelly termed as the Rubbert stamp Office.
Ms. Gandhi Jr., The Italian version,is making that office stiull more devalued by putting up nincompoops like Shivraj Patil whose only qualification would be his loyalty to the Gandhi family. Today the Indian Politician only has need for a President who would sign any proclamation even at including the Proclamation for President's rule under Article 356, to be ridiculed by all and sundry including the Supreme Court of India for total non application opf the mind. After all a reasonably credible would not have signed the Proclamation of Emegency without any questions.
RE:Presidential Election
by Kirit Mankodi on Jun 12, 2007 10:13 PM Permalink
Look at the positives, man: as Speaker of Lok Sabha, Shivraj Patil had ordered the diversion of a scheduled Indian Airlines plane to suit his convenience. Once he is President, he will have his own IAF plane and so will not bother normal passengers.....
RE:Presidential Election
by jay mohan on Jun 12, 2007 10:12 PM Permalink
I THINK GANDHI'S NAME SHOULD BE COPYRIGHTED AND NOT ALLOWED TO BE USED BY ANYONE! THAT NAME GANDHI HAS BEEN MISUSED BY MANY EVEN THOUGH THEY DONT HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP WITH GANDHI....MIND YOU GANDHI NEVER GAMBLED AND POLITICIANS JUST GAMBLE ALL THE TIME..
