Monday, July 11, 2022

Support Yashwant Sinha For President

I am not against a tribal occupying the top post in India but I am against the means being used to elect someone who is to be the protector of India's constitution. In Maharashtra an entire government has been toppled so that Draupadi Murmu can muster the numbers even from the opposition camp. And the way the Shiv Sena MPs have now openly called upon Uddhav Thackeray to support the NDA candidate is further proof of the design. If Uddhav gives in to their demand only to save what remains of his elected members, then he is unfit to fight against Modi. Also if he let's the MPs then he does not have the mettle of his father Bal Thackeray. I watched an old interview of Thackeray where he said if he did not head the party for 30 years then the party would have been finished long ago. Uddhav must lead and not follow his MPs who look compromised already. And he must build his party from scratch... educate the Shiv Sainiks that BJP is disastrous for India hence he changed sides. If Hindutva meant only to get BJP elected then the Shiv Sena would have merged with them long ago. I think the electoral college must reject identity politics and elect Yashwant Sinha. Sinha alongwith Sharad Yadav and Shatrughan Sinha are among the few ex NDA leaders who have dared to fight Modi and call a spade a spade. I have never met Sinha, although I met his brother once to exchange some political notes. I think his victory would help slow the downslide of India. And I don't care about Naveen Patnaik or the Assamese groups who do Modi bidding... India's opposition must get it's act together.

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