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Pratibha’s win will empower
women Mrs Pratibha Patil’s candidature for the post of President is most welcome (Editorial, “Race for Raisina Hill”, June 19). Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Ms Mamata Banerjee, Ms Mayawati, Ms Jayalalithaa and now Mrs Pratibha Patil have all shown that it is not the gender superiority but their ability to work hard and their overall personality that bring political power. A woman can stand tall in this male-dominated society. KAMAL BHARDWAJ,
Ambala Cantonment
II While selecting Mrs Pratibha Patil as the candidate for the presidential elections, the UPA partners have taken into consideration her “Shekhawat” connection. This is because of the NDA’s choice of Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat for the post. Clearly, this does not bring glory to a party which swears by secularism and a casteless society. M.P.S. RANDHAWA,
Dhapai (Kapurthala)
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III Mrs Pratibha Patil is the right candidate for the President’s post. She is an advocate, an experienced legislator, minister, former Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman and the Governor of Rajasthan till June 21. The Opposition needs to enlighten the people what more one expects of her to qualify for the post. Dr RAJAN MALHOTRA, Palampur
IV Among the many virtues that the UPA nominee for the presidential elections is being credited with, the one that is more loudly being trumpted by the media is her loyalty to the Nehru-Gandhi family. However, is loyalty to one family really a virtue for the one who is required to be loyal to over a billion souls? RAM SARAN BHATIA,
Faridabad
V We are shocked to learn that President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has decided not to contest the presidential election for a second term. He is a great scientist and indeed people’s President. It is our bad luck that he won’t be able to guide the country’s destiny from Rashtrapati Bhavan from July 24. The country would have benefited very much had he been elected for another term. Dr Kalam’s
successor may be better, but Dr Kalam, undoubtedly, is the
best, the very best. Dr JOGINDER SINGH AND FIVE OTHERS, Tohana
Dera chief Apropos of the report “It’s hard to find dera chief” (May 23), it was mentioned that following a threat to his life, the dera chief had not held public meetings for the past two days. On that particular day — May 22 — I was personally present in the dera at Sirsa. Sant Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh himself addressed the public both in the morning and in the evening. Secondly, the reporter has used the word “used to” in a wrong sense. This has greatly hurt the sentiments of his followers. Dr RAJIT GUPTA,
Dhanaula (Punjab)
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