April 29, 2012
As the talks of former president APJ Abdul Kalam’s return to Rashtrapati Bhavan gaining momentum, Kalam on Saturday didn’t deny that he is not in the race for presidency. “You have to wait for sometime to know the result”, he told addressing reports here.
April 29, 2012
As the talks of former president APJ Abdul Kalam’s return to Rashtrapati Bhavan gaining momentum, Kalam on Saturday didn’t deny that he is not in the race for presidency. “You have to wait for sometime to know the result”, he told addressing reports here.
Reports say Mulayam Singh’s Samajwadi Party, J Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK and Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress have reached an understanding on supporting Kalam for the top post. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, an ally of the ruling UPA government, also had said that he wants a non-political person to become the next president.
"In my opinion, a non-political person would be the ideal choice as the next president," Pawar told reporters. Pawar was responding to speculation that the NCP was going to field former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma as its presidential nominee. Pawar said his party had no such plans, adding "we have only 16 MPs, we know our limitations".
The NCP chief’s statement is important in the context of reports that the Congress may field its own nominee for the presidential elections. Sources say the Congress contender could be Defence Minister AK Antony. There has also been talk of Congress’ Sam Pitroda, Vice President Hamid Ansari, SAD chief Parkash Singh Badal.
Courtesy: firstpost
