This man is already 80 and claims to have been a Commie from his early childhood. He neither has the quality of a commie nor has the maturity of an 80 year old man. He is so greedy that to stick to his seat which he got after so many years of political experience and being sure he would not once again get a chance, he is giving all sorts of nonsense excuses for not resigning from Speakership. Only last week, this man was in Hyderabad undergoing eye operation for himself at government's cost - as if there are no hospitals in Delhi or Kolkata.
Even when acting as Speaker he could hardly run the show properly in any session compared to his predecessors. Most of the time he was only adjourning the house - short, moderate or long. Now he wants to become the President of India.
Imagine, if he becomes the President and by chance BJP becomes the ruling party, he would not agree with even a single issue giving excuse that he is against BJP and would not agree with them on any issue - right or wrong! He is fit to be rendered to graves at the earliest.
Let some younger, dynamic and unbiased person lead the country.