Manmohan’s legacy - The Hindu
Manmohan’s legacy - The Hindu
One could sense Dr. Singh’s discomfiture with the present dispensation. His analytical ability, when the subject was economics, was never in doubt and was evident in the press meet. If only he had an idea about politics the same way as his pet subject! His claim that the scams related to the period of UPA-I left one baffled. Why didn’t he act firmly then? Listening to him, you got the impression that parts of the script were prepared before the Delhi elections.
M.G. Warrier,
Thiruvananthapuram
Now, please read the unedited version of my letter:
This refers to the report “Manmohan
holds out baton to Rahul”(January 4). The voluntary disclosures made by Dr
Manmohan Singh on Friday, though fell short of an announcement of his opting
for ‘voluntary retirement’, revealed his discomfort with the present
dispensation. His analytical ability, when the subject was economics, was never
in doubt and was evident in this press meet also. At the same time when he had
to handle politics in the open, he was not sure where he stood and perhaps,
that ‘awareness’ prevented him from venturing a rating of his own performance
on a scale of 1 to ten.
The media reports give an impression that aam aadmi would not have missed much,
even if this (third and perhaps final) press conference was not held! Even
without his public statement to the media, his views on the following issues PM
covered in the press conference were well known:
· i) His appreciation and reverence to Rahul Gandhi
and his mother.
· ii) His opposition to Modi and BJP and his
apprehensions about the possible disaster, if Modi comes to power.
· iii) That he was not comfortable presiding over the
coalition government, which he expressed in so many words: “The Congress has
never run a coalition government. There have been some compromises but these
have been peripheral”
· iv) His discomfort about the dual power centre.
The portion of the reports which
reads, “…responded to questions on corruption scandals saying, ‘the people of India do not seem to have paid
heed to all these charges which are levied against me or my government’” gives
an impression that substantial portion of the script for the January 3 press conference was
prepared much before the Delhi election, or even the elections in some other
states earlier.
M G Warrier, Thiruvananthapuram
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