Who would you like to be the next President of India?

With the five year term of the first lady President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil coming to an end in July’ 2012, the search for the 13^th President of India has begun. While this election will test the strength of political parties and see realignment of regional parties, some parties like Trinamool Congress may try to earn a good bargain in the process.

Speculations are being made that the current Vice-President of India – Mohammad Hamid Ansari might be the likely Presidential candidate, Pranab da’s name has also started doing rounds. However, as an ordinary Indian, I am not impressed with either of the choices! Both the candidates are learned and highly experienced, but still they lack the charm that a candidate should have for this position. Even the incumbent President didn’t leave anything worth which could be attributed to her during her tenure at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. In the immediate past, we have seen luminaries like late Sri K.R Narayanan – the 10^th President and the most inspiring 11^th President- Sri APJ Abdul Kalam – who really suited for the top job and they did justice to it.

We need someone as the head of the family who is all knowledgeable, highly respected, has vision and imagination and has faith in the youth. We have the ‘Agni’ man still with us, inspiring the youth with his lectures and books and he is trying his best to carry forward his Vision 2020. We actually need a highly respected, simple and sincere Head who has vision to guide the country in the right direction. In my view, there is no other better choice than APJ!

True, President of India is a titular head; but when it is APJ Abdul Kalam as the Head of State, it no longer remains titular- because he rules over the heart of all and has the ability to move the nation , and for it no executive powers are required. I wish him back to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, who do you wish as the President?

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