President of India

Observed 'how and why' the BJP led NDA coalition government during Prime Minister-ship of Atal Bihari Vajpayee preferred to elevate Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to the President of India position, though he hailed from non-political background!!

Primarily published on personal blog: www.ssanthiswaroop.wordpress.com

Ramnath Kovind  may be next Indian President. He has strong RSS affiliations which may be critical for the survival of democratic-secular India.
Respected Ramnath Kovind ji, Namaskar, I must congratulate you for being chosen as presidential candidate of the Indian Republic by BJP. It is heartening to note that you have been chosen, to quote BJP president Mr. Amit Shahji, for being " a Dalit who has struggled in life to reach the position he is in today. " In the forthcoming presidential elections your selection was made due to your Dalit identity was also underlined by Ram Vilas Paswanji, a Dalit minister in the Central Cabinet, when he declared that any one opposing your candidature will be seen as "anti-Dalit". In a scenario when violence against Dalits and minorities like Muslims and Christians (most of whom hail from Dalit stock) and their disempowerment has surged many fold, your candidature gives hope. However, it is being claimed by the RSS leaders that you have been chosen for being an old and seasoned RSS swayamsevak or member. It is being emphasized that you are a seasoned " Hindu nationalist ". We are informed that you donated your ancestral home in Kanpur Dehat to the RSS. With these credentials, I, fear there is going to be a serious conflict of interests between your beliefs in RSS ideology and being the highest constitutional authority of democratic-secular Republic of India. I will put forward in the following some of the serious concerns of mine for your kind perusal.

As one of the senior and founding teachers of the varsity, I wondered why the university authorities did not invite the President to deliver the “Quit India Movement Lecture” which had been discontinued at Vidyasagar University since long despite funding from the Central Government. Moreover Mr.Pranab Mukherjee had memorable experiences of interacting with his late father Kamada Mukherjee who was a legendary figure and dedicated his life in the non-violent freedom struggle of India led by Mahatma Gandhi and was popularly known as the ‘Gandhi of Birbhum district’. The academic community of Vidyasagar University would really have been benefitted had the President spoke on his childhood experiences of his father’s struggle and dedication towards the Independence of India from the shackles of British rule.

I, Dr. Kanhaiya Tripathi has a Ph. D. in 'Indian Human Rights Movement' from Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha. I have contributed at President House, New Delhi as a 'Editor to the President of India Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil'. During her tenure, I got an opportunity to edit books "Bharat Jagao!", "Rise India!", "Bharat Jagwa!", "Jab Main Rajyapal Thi" and "Stri Utkarsh Ki Oar" in Hindi, English and Marathi language in 16 volumes. My multifarious academic engagements are coupled with diverse pragmatic involvements that include implementing peace building focusing on women rights and indigenous peoples rights in India. Over the years, I have engaged himself with university sector dealing with conflict, event management, academic, innovation and others. I have published as sole author "