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One must wait, says Abdul Kalam on presidential candidate | Evading posers on who will be the next presidential candidate, former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam has said patience needs to be exercised on the matter. "Let us wait for some time, please ask me after some time," Kalam told media here. His remarks come at a time when political parties
are holding meetings to arrive a consensus on who will be next president of India. Recently, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shahid Siddiqui Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shahid Siddiqui on Monday welcomed Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's suggestion
that the president of the country should be a non-political person, and said his
party would definitely back Dr. Kalam if there is a consensus on his name. Siddiqui
said Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had proposed the name of Kalam
to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2002, and added that his party
would like to see the renowned nuclear scientist return to Rashtrapati Bhavan.
"The name of Dr. Abdul Kalam is also being suggested by many groups and parties.
Mulayam Singhji had proposed his name in 2002 to Atalji (former Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee), and Atalji accepted that and Kalam Sahab proved to be one
of the most popular and most respected president India ever had. And today if
there is a consensus on his name, then definitely Samajwadi Party will not be
averse to it," said Siddiqui. "We have been speaking to other parties and we are
trying to build a national consensus on one name, because it will be preferable
that the president should not be just by election, but by consensus, because India
is passing through a very delicate political phase. And, India should have a president,
who represents the nation not any group or party," he added. Abdul Kalam had served as the 11th President of India from July 25, 2002 to July 24, 2007. According
to media reports, some of the possible contenders for the post include, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Prime Minister's Advisor Sam Pitroda and Infosys' Narayan Murthy. |
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