aswan Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 NEW DELHI: APJ Abdul Kalam was ready to swear Sonia Gandhi as the Prime Minister after the 2004 polls when he was the President despite pressure from various political leaders before Manmohan Singh was nominated to head the UPA government. Kalam's stand on the political situation after the Lok Sabha elections lifted the veil on an episode that has been intensely speculated upon that he was reluctant to appoint the Italian-born Gandhi as the country's PM. In a forthright account of his five-year tenure as President in a book titled "Turning point", Kalam recalls that had Gandhi staked a claim herself he would have appointed her as it was the only "constitutionally tenable" option available to him. The former President says he was almost certain that Gandhi would head the UPA government but Rashtrapati Bhavan had to rework the appointment letter after the Congress chief nominated Singh as the Prime Minister. "During this time there were many political leaders who came to meet me to request me not to succumb to any pressure and appoint Mrs Gandhi as the Prime Minister, a request that would not have been constitutionally tenable. If she had made any claim for herself, I would have had no option but to appoint her," the book says. In his book, Kalam writes that after the Lok Sabha poll results were announced, no party or coalition came forward to form the government for three days. During his tenure, he says he had to take many tough decisions. "I had applied my mind totally in an unbiased manner after eliciting opinions from legal and constitutional experts. The primary aim of all the decisions was to protect and nurture the sanctity and robustness of our Constitution." Describing the 2004 elections as an interesting event, he writes, "It was a cause of concern for me and I asked my secretaries and rushed a letter to the leader of the largest party - in this case the Congress - to come forward and stake the claim for forming the government. "I was told that Sonia Gandhi was meeting me at 12.15 in the afternoon of 18 May. She came in time but instead of coming alone she came with Dr Manmohan Singh and had a discussion with me. She said that she had the requisite numbers but she did not bring the letter of support signed by party functionaries. "She would come with the letters of support on the 19th, she said. I asked her why do you postpone. We can even finish it this afternoon. She went away. Later I received a message that she would meet me in the evening, at 8.15pm" While this communication was in progress, Kalam received a number of emails and letters from individuals, organizations and parties that he should not allow Gandhi to become the prime minister. And on May 19 at the allotted time, 8.15pm, Gandhi came to Rashtrapati Bhavan along with Singh. "In this meeting after exchanging pleasantries, she showed me the letters of support from various parties. Thereupon, I said that is welcome. The Rashtrapati Bhavan is ready for the swearing-in ceremony at the time of your choice. That is when she told me that she would like to nominate Dr Manmohan Singh, who was the architect of economic reforms in 1991 and a trusted lieutenant of the Congress party with an impeccable image, as the Prime Minister. "This was definitely a surprise to me and the Rashtrapati Bhavan secretariat had to rework the letter appointing Dr Manmohan Singh as the Prime Minister and inviting him to form the government at the earliest," Kalam writes in the book published by HarperCollins India and scheduled to be released next week. After the swearing-in ceremony on May 22 involving Singh and 67 ministers, Kalam "breathed a sigh of relief that this important task had finally been done". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chsrk Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Kalam thatayya....sagam sagam nijaalu seppi...meeru kooda Sonia ni Tyaagamayi ni sesaaaraa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aswan Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Emo bro..So far I had different opinion about what happened then..and Kalam garu ante chala respect undi..atani website ki question adagandi..24 hours lo reply vastundhi.. Anduke post chesanu... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chsrk Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Emo bro..So far I had different opinion about what happened then..and Kalam garu ante chala respect undi..atani website ki question adagandi..24 hours lo reply vastundhi.. Anduke post chesanu... I dont want to blame Kalam ji Aswan bhayya.....We can only make a valid comment only after reading his book Turning point....why base our comments and conclusions on some secondary source interpretation of his book....Eager to read his book and come to my own judgements about what happened in that episode.... naa varaku nenu vinnadhi aiythe...The President being the Chief Commander of the Armed Forces, was informed by the the Chiefs of the three forces Navy, Airforce, Army that it would be difficult to share the nation's secret with some foreigner in the PM's chair.....+ also many other inputs were given to him...which were conveyed to Sonia Gandhi....Sensing Danger she backtracked..this is what I heard.... anyhow it is better to read that book by Kalam Sir and come to any conclusions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aswan Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 There are many opinions that incident bro.. Some of them are: bcaz of a letter by Subramaniam Swamy to kalam stating that she can't be PM as indian born cannot become PM in Italy... Some say that it is because Kalam himself didn't accept her as PM.. Some say that left didn't agreed Sonia to be PM.. Some say what you said... And some say that Sikhs gave her a warning that she will be killed...blah blah blah... Donno what is true though..Some are simply vague among the above though...but 2 or 3 are believable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajasekhar Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 actually the thing is..to become a president of India..he or she have to be natural citizen..anduke avvaledhu antaru...deenilo tyagam emi undhi inka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chsrk Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 actually the thing is..to become a president of India..he or she have to be natural citizen..anduke avvaledhu antaru...deenilo tyagam emi undhi inka. Congress olla twisting atta untadhiga sekharam maaia......vyabicharam sesina samsaram settunnaam anagala samardhulu aallu... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z44WpW364Jw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aswan Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 actually the thing is..to become a president of India..he or she have to be natural citizen..anduke avvaledhu antaru...deenilo tyagam emi undhi inka. No bro..According to Constitution...If people born in India can be PM in a country.then people born in that country can become our PM...and vice versa ani antaru.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajasekhar Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 No bro..According to Constitution...If people born in India can be PM in a country.then people born in that country can become our PM...and vice versa ani antaru.. ala undadhemo...calling rajyangam experts to clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saileshgogineni Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Kalam thatayya....sagam sagam nijaalu seppi...meeru kooda Sonia ni Tyaagamayi ni sesaaaraa... annai endi asatya prelaapanalu kalam noti enta kooda inka evarni nammali ee desam loo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saileshgogineni Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Congress olla twisting atta untadhiga sekharam maaia......vyabicharam sesina samsaram settunnaam anagala samardhulu aallu... adi meeku baa eruka gaa peddayanaa ade mee party oolaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chsrk Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 annai endi asatya prelaapanalu kalam noti enta kooda inka evarni nammali ee desam loo Kalam gaari notemmata asumanti maatalu vachchayani nenaithe anukonu saila...aa book chadivina taruvatha oka nirnayaaniki vaddaam.....ee desam lo prathi okkari vaakyalaki vakrabhaashayam cheppe vallu unnaru..atuvanti media vallu unnaru.....janalani confuse cheyyatame valla pani...let us not be confused rey.... Kalam is an upright individual and an asset to this nation...atuvanti aayana notemmata porapaatu maata vasthundi ani kalalo naina anukonu.....evaranna cheppina nammanu.....aayana President ga unna time lo, kerala lo unna Thorium deposits vomerica valla param cheyyalanna prayatnaalu chesindhi ee UPA govt....he didn't accept that...but couldn't speak about that publicly being the President....kaani President ga aayana term aiyna taruvathaa Indian express ki ichchina interview lo ee vishayam cheppaadu aayana.....but still aa statements ki ivvalsina publicity ivvaledhu mana media....so let us not jump to any conclusions on what these media says rey.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saileshgogineni Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Kalam gaari notemmata asumanti maatalu vachchayani nenaithe anukonu saila...aa book chadivina taruvatha oka nirnayaaniki vaddaam.....ee desam lo prathi okkari vaakyalaki vakrabhaashayam cheppe vallu unnaru..atuvanti media vallu unnaru.....janalani confuse cheyyatame valla pani...let us not be confused rey.... Kalam is an upright individual and an asset to this nation...atuvanti aayana notemmata porapaatu maata vasthundi ani kalalo naina anukonu.....evaranna cheppina nammanu.....aayana President ga unna time lo, kerala lo unna Thorium deposits vomerica valla param cheyyalanna prayatnaalu chesindhi ee UPA govt....he didn't accept that...but couldn't speak about that publicly being the President....kaani President ga aayana term aiyna taruvathaa Indian express ki ichchina interview lo ee vishayam cheppaadu aayana.....but still aa statements ki ivvalsina publicity ivvaledhu mana media....so let us not jump to any conclusions on what these media says rey.... ee news ikkada esindi JP media kadaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raaz Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 if Sonia had made "any claim for herself (for prime ministerial post in 2004), I would have had no option but to appoint her" It means a lot. He was not interested but had to go either by his conscience or constitution, he said he would have gone by the constituion though his conscience had tried to stop him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be YourSelf Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I totally believe what he said through his book.. just by thinking with minimum common sense(I'm not able to think beyond that!!)... at his age ..they may have wish to tell the world something about themself but not with lie... I can judge this atleast with his achievements... And I totally believe, no one would have stopped Sonia not to become PM in 2004, but she decided to step back (for good or bad...I like tht) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aswan Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 ee news ikkada esindi JP media kadaaa Bhayya JP media ani emi ledhu...We follow normal news only..idi TOI article...TDP ki media unnatlu... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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