When India became independent, those who framed our Constitution felt that those Indians who had migrated to countries such as Mauritius, Fiji, etc during British rule and acquired the citizenship of the country of adoption should have the right and opportunity to aspire to the highest office if they chose to renounce their foreign citizenship, returned to India, and resumed their Indian citizenship. Hence, they did not put a bar on an Indian citizen of foreign origin aspiring to any office. They did not visualise the possibility that one day a foreigner who became an Indian citizen by virtue of marriage might benefit from this provision to become prime minister.
After this loophole surfaced, we should have tried to amend the Constitution. Unfortunately, our politicians did not do it and now they cannot do it because of the fact that since 1989 no political party by itself has had the requisite majority.
Does it mean we have to accept this as an unpleasant reality and live with it, instead of raising it and drawing public attention to it? No. The fact that something cannot be changed does not mean that one should not try to change it. but now i think we are a step ahead and signing the treaty.
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by AK on Jul 12, 2008 02:42 AM Permalink
Whar does this have to do with the agreement. Most of the Indians agree that this is in the interest of India.
RE:thanks to indian constitution.
by Rakesh on Jul 12, 2008 02:45 AM Permalink
well if this is in the interest of india then why can they just put it in plain black and white befor ethe people of india and let them decide about it i m here speaking about sonia ji and how she has made a puppet out of singh and us indians and why this happened because of the flaw in the constitution.
RE:thanks to indian constitution.
by AK on Jul 12, 2008 02:53 AM Permalink
How wouyld people of India sign an agreement. It is the job of the elected people. Both agreements are now available on the internet.
If we discriminate against a foreigner in India then we should accept discrimination against Indians in other countries.
Is this your logic.
We should be educated and learned enough to vote on issues rather than follow the leader.
When a born foreigner become head of state, there is a perceived Conflic of Interest and that may have been the reason why Sonia Gandhi did not accept the post of PM.
However she has a higher post than that. In Indian parliamentary system of Governancy, Party picks a PM and she being head of a party automatically becomes highr than the PM.
