I received an email from my friend about a petition. This is not an usual petition that we see it on and off in our Indian mailboxes. Its an unusual once.Its about our Next president. Our honorable president period ends by 2007.
So Some youngsters of INDIA set a site given below for requesting the Indian government to extend his period for the next five years. They are requesting that if you are willing Dr.Kalam to continue as president then you can enter your support in that website. http://www.petitiononline.com/apj/. They also requested to forward this link to as many Indians we can.
We had a hot discussion on this topic yesterday when I met few friends in a small get-together. I heard 2 school of thoughts during the conversation. Few of us liked the idea of signing the petition to insist Govt. Of India to consider Dr.Kalam to continue his president ship. Few others didn't like him to continue .
We deep dived into the past and facts, tried to come to some sort of conclusion. But we end up nowhere. Let me give a snapshot of the conversation.
Friend E: hey vijai, did you saw the email I sent you on Dr. Kalam's tenure petition?
Vijai(myself): Yeah, I saw that. It is really good that people put forth these kinda of petition to raise their voice whether its being considered by the government or not. I like the idea and might support it.
Friend J & K: Whats the petition exactly about ?
Friend E: Its about the campaign to increase the tenure of our current president Dr.Kalam. There is a online petition and if you like it, you can sign and give your support
Friend J: Oh! OK! I don't think I will support it.
Friend E: Why not ?! He did a lot of things mainly to encourage youth community to dream and think about future. He is also the one to dream about us being the superpower in 2020. No other president had done such things. I think he did pretty good as a president. Especially I am honored to say that a scientist being the president of our nation.
Friend J: May be he did things to evoke some curiosity among the youth. But he is a failure as a president because he never dedicated himself to any path or plan to guide us all to the Superpower 2020 idea. He just kept giving speeches and wrote few books about it but never had an exact plan to do it. Anybody can give this kinda of speech but it only matters if you do it in action.
Friend K: I might agree with J. He has a point. I read his recent book and he seems to lead lot of big teams in the ISRO and other organization. Been a leader, he should have take his plans to the field and tried out. He didn't seems to be ready to do it. He wanted us or the government to do it.
Vijai: Atleast he gave us the plan to follow. He couldn't do anything because the government tied his hands. As a president, I don't think he has any power to implement projects for welfare of the nation. According to my knowledge, he can only guide the government to take proper steps towards the future. Who other president gave this kinda of plan or path for the future or our country ? They just come and go without making any impression among the people. But Dr.Kalam, he is a real visionary and wanted youth to lead the future of our country. He also talked about our economy and has plan on how to bring back villages and connect them to the mainstream. He has real good research facts on different aspects of our country.
So Some youngsters of INDIA set a site given below for requesting the Indian government to extend his period for the next five years. They are requesting that if you are willing Dr.Kalam to continue as president then you can enter your support in that website. http://www.petitiononline.com/apj/. They also requested to forward this link to as many Indians we can.
We had a hot discussion on this topic yesterday when I met few friends in a small get-together. I heard 2 school of thoughts during the conversation. Few of us liked the idea of signing the petition to insist Govt. Of India to consider Dr.Kalam to continue his president ship. Few others didn't like him to continue .
We deep dived into the past and facts, tried to come to some sort of conclusion. But we end up nowhere. Let me give a snapshot of the conversation.
Friend E: hey vijai, did you saw the email I sent you on Dr. Kalam's tenure petition?
Vijai(myself): Yeah, I saw that. It is really good that people put forth these kinda of petition to raise their voice whether its being considered by the government or not. I like the idea and might support it.
Friend J & K: Whats the petition exactly about ?
Friend E: Its about the campaign to increase the tenure of our current president Dr.Kalam. There is a online petition and if you like it, you can sign and give your support
Friend J: Oh! OK! I don't think I will support it.
Friend E: Why not ?! He did a lot of things mainly to encourage youth community to dream and think about future. He is also the one to dream about us being the superpower in 2020. No other president had done such things. I think he did pretty good as a president. Especially I am honored to say that a scientist being the president of our nation.
Friend J: May be he did things to evoke some curiosity among the youth. But he is a failure as a president because he never dedicated himself to any path or plan to guide us all to the Superpower 2020 idea. He just kept giving speeches and wrote few books about it but never had an exact plan to do it. Anybody can give this kinda of speech but it only matters if you do it in action.
Friend K: I might agree with J. He has a point. I read his recent book and he seems to lead lot of big teams in the ISRO and other organization. Been a leader, he should have take his plans to the field and tried out. He didn't seems to be ready to do it. He wanted us or the government to do it.
Vijai: Atleast he gave us the plan to follow. He couldn't do anything because the government tied his hands. As a president, I don't think he has any power to implement projects for welfare of the nation. According to my knowledge, he can only guide the government to take proper steps towards the future. Who other president gave this kinda of plan or path for the future or our country ? They just come and go without making any impression among the people. But Dr.Kalam, he is a real visionary and wanted youth to lead the future of our country. He also talked about our economy and has plan on how to bring back villages and connect them to the mainstream. He has real good research facts on different aspects of our country.
Friend E: He is not a pro government president . He seems to not just sign any bills sent by the government. He tries to question the government for the benefit of it and then only take decision to sign on them. Lets say Zail singh, what did you do other than just signing papers for Rajiv Gandhi government ?
So the conversation continued like this for at least 30-45 mins.
According to me, its really an healthy discussion as Indians sitting elsewhere in the world. My take on this one, as Seshan brought spotlight to the election commission. Dr. Kalam did bring some spotlight to the President seat. He provoked lots of youngsters and youth with his powerful speeches. Now, at least 60-70% of the youngsters in our country know him and share his dream of our country being Superpower in 2020. I am proud to count myself in that category and like to support the petition. But I would expect more from him in his next period.
Its my Stand. What is your stand ?
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