ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

The polity in India has degenerated to such an extent that it can say anything and every thing even about the head of the state i.e. 'The President of India'. The other day we had the news in all television and print media that "Pranab Mukerjee is too capable to be the President and has qualities of becoming Prime Minister". These words from a very senior and respected politician of the country  brings about the status of the president in the eyes of politicians.What are the desirable qualifications to being the president are for every Indian to understand.On the other hand having a president of their own choice and the political effort going into this does not justify this belief that president is only a titular head.Those great souls like Dr Rajendra Prasad and S. Radhakrishnan must be stirring and regretting the fact that they occupied this office once upon a time.

The most horrendous fact is that  this nationalistic class of politicians did not bat a single eyelid for the comments on this highest office in the country  particularly when they are so touchy and united when somebody calls a spade a spade by referring to some of their brethren as thieves, criminals and murderers.To a normal Indian it appears that politicians firmly believe that since they elect the president and make laws they are above both of them. Surprisingly when Anna Hazare extends the same logic to citizenry being superior to politicians for it elects them to power they protest vehemently.
What ever the polity may say they have reduced the office of the president to the level of a political post. Such canvassing and pleading for self has never been witnessed in the history of India as is being done by one of the candidates by meeting various parties, chief ministers and any one who controls a few votes amongst the electoral roll of presidential election. Such is the irony of Indian rulers.