He has suffered enough humility from his party members and especially his China favoring allies. After all he is the Prime Minister.. supposed to be the most powerful person in the country. Every now and then his remarks are brutally lashed upon by his allies.. no one considers him seriously any more. The allies talk to Sonia Gandhi for any decision being taken. For what purpose he is continuing as the PM. Just for the sake of historical records.. ?? I think for four years as a PM are enough for that or for that sake even 1 day as a PM is enough.. because then too your name would be published everytime in the GK books and you will get a govt bungalow.. heavy pension and security personnels for life. Is it for this purpose he is continuing as the Prime Minister ? People surrounding him have made him crippled. And regarding the G-8 summit.. he is not trying to save his personal prestige. He represents the country as the Prime Minister and the prestige of this position is the prestige of 1.3 billion people of the country. A weak leader as few people have made him should never represent the country in such a summit of great importance. I am a die hard follower of BJP but among all the politicians I rate Manmohan Singh very high because of his sheer intellect and humbleness. If the parts of a car are faulty or incompatible with each other.. one should not blame the driver for poor riding performance. Its right time for the driver to leave the car. Lets see who can drive it.