For the first time,Dr singh is striving to act indepenedently & asserting his position as Prime Minister.It is a welcome sign & should have been ealier too to avoid all crticism by the oppositions and hs antagonosts.Politics donot suit to temperment of Dr Singh who is basically an ecnomist and academician fit to fiddle only a secondary role-certainly not leadership.It is a good riddence for himself that he would be getting freed himself from all the shackles of these dirty politics and would once again be a free bird to concentrate on matters of his taste and pursue activities of his interest.There s a point in what he says.As an outstanding economist of interntional repute he has to keep up his own image enjoyed world wide and he need not sacrifice it for the sake of continuance for the residual period of his term.These left paties are never to be believed and are the most opportunists.Dr Singh need not care for such cats on the wall.Of all things, upholding self respect & satisfying ones own self is very important.Dr Singh, though aware of this simple truth,has been living hands tied out of his sheer loyalty to Congress party which forcibly inducted him into politics-certainly much against his inner conscience. Meekness and politeness are his weaknesses which have becme the subject matter for all his critics.For him political positions are not important.In fact,he would be much peaceful & happy if he quits politics and switches back to his original field of intelligentia.
RE:Dr Singh is right
by RAVINDRA SITARAM on Jun 20, 2008 08:25 PM Permalink
No doubt Dr.Manmohan Singh is the most qualified politician in the entire world today. But putting papers at the crucial juncture is not in the fitness of things. Probably politics is the only profession where you can quit when it does not suit you and re-entre when it suits you.
Unlike in the USA, in our country, the citizen are not taken into confidence when embarking on a major decision, these are not debated and public opinion is not gathered. Atleast these issues have to be discussed in the cabinet meetings and only after reaching consensus the government should proceed further. These things were not done by Dr.Singh and party and hence the present situation.
Even now it is not too late, in the interest of the nation, all political parties should put their heads down and work for the betterment of our country.
RE:Dr Singh is right
by mallaiah anchoori on Jun 20, 2008 09:29 PM Permalink
Sitaramji!Dr singh is stressed out a lot and getting sandwiched between his high command & his urge to satisfy his own self on one hand & criticism by opposition parties which holds some water atleast,on the other hand.He is thoroughly confused and appears to have been making an introspection as to why at all he came to plitics against his very conscience and half heartedly.As you said,undoubtedly,he is the most qualified politician in the entire world,but Indian politics have no place for such well mannered people without manueovoring and manipulative bilities.Here,in India politics,as the proverb says,politics is the resort of a scoundrel.It is not a fit field for people like Dr Singh who,like Narsimha Rao who too was like Dr Singh only,cannot adapt him self to the present day manipulative politics and fit in that grue.Unfortunately or fortunately for that matter,Dr Singh could not imbie this from his political mentor-Rao.I agree with you that this is not the right time for him putting down the papers.Opposition parties will surely wildly publicise it as an act of cowardice and admittance of his incompetence.Sitaramji!Kindly donot be under the impression that Dr Singh is a power monger to re-enter politics when he feels it is convenient to him.Except for his weakness of being faithful to Congress,he is a virtuous man with least priority for pomp or positions. Yes, it would have been better had he obtained consensus before proceeding in the matter,but will it be possible?
