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23 December 2010, 08:34 PM IST
India In The Year 2010
I am no fan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but when the bosses of Why Nobel laureate Obama
the party demand resignation of the Prime Minister on moral grounds for will not cry for Binayak Sen
his failure to face a joint parliamentary probe into the 2G scam, I cannot Corruption - Towards SEARCH TIMES BLOGS
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(the lotus that grows amid the mud). We have heard that many times.
But there must be a limit to how long this argument can be used. Even if MASALA NOODLES ABOUT KINGSHUK NAG More
the loss of Rs 1,77,000 crore in the 2G spectrum allocation is a notional Recent Posts More
loss, the buck has to stop somewhere. It cannot stop at Raja, because Kingshuk Nag, Resident Editor of The Times of India,
1. Why Manmohan should think Hyderabad, considers himself a jack of all trades.
Raja is no “raja”. He is a “mantra” in Manmohan Singh’s government.
of quitting Accordingly, his blog, Masala Noodles, is about life,
Singh cannot feign ignorance of all that was happening around him. He people, politics, economics, history and what have
cannot argue that Raja was only a “mantri” in name. Manmohan cannot 2. Raja-Radia and the new you. And be warned, he may sometimes dabble in
say that in reality he was not Raja’s boss; Raja’s boss was actually fundas of getting ahead astrology too. He promises the blog will have a lot of
Karunanidhi. And therefore it is only after a very very long time that Raja spice and "round and round" noodles, as in the twists
has been forced to resign and after an even longer time CBI raided his 3. What made Niira Radia so and turns of our daily existence.
powerful
house.
The views expressed in Masala Noodles are
4. ‘Value for money’ Premji the author´s own.
We know that, but the question is why is Singh the Prime Minister if his
ministers do not listen to him? In that case, it is better that he quits. 5. The death of a journalist POPULAR TAGS
Why? Because the nation wants a Prime Minister who calls the shots.
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resigning he will not have to carry the burden of the actions of some of of quitting china congress elections fifa
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believed — are Mr 15 Per Cents and are partners in private airlines). 2. What made Niira Radia so hyderabad india indian-airlines
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Also by resigning, he will bring sharp attention to the issue of corruption, jaswant journalists kchandrasekharrao
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which is gnawing at the vitals of the nation. lok lok-sabha manmohan
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In no other country would Manmohan Singh have become the Prime modi mukherjee nehru netas past
Minister. In a democracy like India, the job of the Prime Minister should 4. An encounter with Niira Radia patel politics polls pranab pranab-
be held by a professional politician whose job is to rule the country. But mukherjee raja raju reality reddy
Singh is no politician. He started his life as a teacher of economics and 5. ‘Value for money’ Premji rosaiah sabha satyam show singh
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administrator. His rise was swift (reflecting that he was good at his job) Most Commented More votes win
and landed up as governor of the RBI (which is again the job of an Day | Week | Month | All Time
economic adminstrator dealing with the monetary policy of the country). 1. Why Manmohan should think
In 1991, when Narasimha Rao became Prime Minister he was looking for of quitti...
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he refused, the choice fell on Manmohan Singh. When Singh became
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professional economist and to allow him to be a member of Parliament
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got him elected to the Rajya Sabha from Assam. His five-year term as
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finance minister must have taught Manmohan Singh some political All praise ....
lessons and at the end of the government’s term in 1996, he continued
to be in the Congress. Singh was 64 years old then. He continued to Atul Kulkarni's blog
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assist in economic manifesto making for the Congress party and was
busy with work in the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.
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The manner in which Manmohan became Prime Minister in 2004 is well
known. The Congress came to power at the head of the UPA coalition Anjana Sukhani's
with a narrow margin. The NDA opposition gave out signals that it would blog
rake up the issue of Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origin in a big way. As a On a different track ....
result, in a masterstroke, Sonia raising the banner of sacrifice placed Arjun Rampal's blog
Manmohan on the “gaddi”. The move probably came as a surprise to him Dance with me ....
too. The candidature of the more qualified Pranab Mukherjee was
ignored as he did not meet the “trust” requirement of 10 Janpath. Source: itimes.com
Manmohan was the ideal candidate: he was good at his job, he was
honest with no stigma of scams attached to his name and more Archives
importantly he had no political base and therefore could not try to
undermine 10 Janpath. This was an important consideration because « December 2010
Narasimha Rao in his tenure had tried to become the boss of the
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Congress and erode the powers of the “first family” of the Congress. So
Manmohan Singh became the Prime Minister of the country but in some 1 2 3 4
ways — pardon my saying so — he was the Prime Minister to the 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

“maharani”. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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The pitiable condition that Manmohan Singh finds himself in today is a
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result of this arrangement of sharing power. The Prime Minister has
today two bosses: the Congress president and the coalition partners of
the government. Obviously Manmohan is subservient to the supreme
leader of his party. Additionally the coalition partners also do not bother
two figs for him. They would rather pay heed to Sonia. People like Raja
have their own boss like Karunanidhi. So long as Karunanidhi is happy
with him, Raja is happy; what Manmohan thinks of him does not bother
him much.
Raja is not bothered about Manmohan Singh, but as a citizen of this

country I am bothered about the fate of the Prime Minister. I, and surely
many others like me, want an empowered Prime Minister who can rule
the country with a free hand. Manmohan Singh is an honest man and is
also competent. This is saying a lot in these times of Raja. But if he is
not empowered, there is no use of his being the Prime Minister of the
country in these extraordinary times when the faith of the people in their
leaders is at its lowest ebb. And by the way, nobody can empower a
Prime Minister. He himself has to do that. If he cannot, then he should
get out voluntarily. For the sake of the nation.
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Varma says: Agree (1)

December 29,2010 at 01:44 PM IST
Disagree (0)
With due appologies, I must state that MMS is not fit to be the Recommend (0)
PM with his lackadaisical attitude to governance. Even Deve
Gowda with a handful of MPs had better control over the Offensive
ministers and govt. policies. MMS has become a prisioner in
his own party with nobody listening to him. Honesty is no
substitude for strong leadership. MMS would do a service to
himself and the country by stepping aside for strong leader -
earlier the better.
Manoj Kumar Padhi says: Agree (2)

December 28,2010 at 10:54 AM IST
Disagree (0)
We are the fool. bcz in india so many party .so UPA/NDA they Recommend (0)
are coalition Govt. so if any regional party or independent
MP/MLA want some condition before they merge with Offensive
UPA/NDA.so what can Manmohan single can do. if GOD will
be power can't do naything.bca of coalition Govt. first every
state remove the Regional party first. Choose the good
candidate. if He/She having good qualification and good nature
then can india can rise. NDA raise the issue resigns the PM
(Manmhoan Sing) then who will PM. every Politician has
corruption people whom to believe...? We all people are fool
chose the good people in election. My view better Govt should
declare who will be standing for MP/MLA he/she should be
qualified guy. Before election govt should take the all property
details after one year again verified how much having the
property value. Every state having regional party having power,
if Chief mister is good but Maximums MLA Having choor they
using His/Her power looting our money . .
(Reply to Manoj Kumar Padhi)- Ashok Agree (1)

Gupta says:
Disagree (0)
The country certainly needs Electoral Reforms strongly, but Recommend (0)
what clearly is emerging under the present ruling
leadership in just untolerable. It is just not a pressure of Offensive
Coalition politics but the Moral of the ruling leadership
which are more interested in looting the wealth of the
nation rather than building the nation. Regards.
Rakesh says: Agree (3)

Disagree (0)
Mr Monni baba , so called clean guy ; your rhetoric does not Recommend (0)
inspire me. You are the worst prime minister I see in last 40
years. Why don’t you realize that your inaction, spineless Offensive
thoughts has creating the perception down the line ( road side
police man, clerk now thinks that nothing can happen to them
and it encourage them as there is no action on the top. Now all
people are breaking the law; this is the dangerous situation. let
me put this way. You never had traits of PM. People claim you
are good economist.. However what I know about your
involvement in Harshad Mehta share case, inflation, …I differ
on that. But still you qualify ONLY as Finance secretary or
additional secretary not as our PM . You failed us.
(Reply to Rakesh)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
Or may be 'Bade Babu' in finance Ministry. This duo of
Sardar Manmohan Singh and Italian family is all out to Recommend (0)
declare this country as 'Most corrupt Nation' in the world.
And the loot is going to Swiss/ Italian banks. Offensive
indi says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
Imagine the plight of the Tamilians, we are not in the same Recommend (0)
platform as the Biharis...... People will view us with juandiced
eyes. I cry for our land and people....Such shame to us. Offensive
anjali g says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
Agree that MMS has failed the nation and cannot be called a Recommend (0)
leader since he cannot stand up either for himself or his country
- but can anyone come up with an alternative? We need a Offensive
leader who will help India take a plunge into the next orbit ,
without personal or political baggage getting in the way. We
need someone who is clearly focussed on transforming India
and allows only transformation priorities and pains to define his
agenda and policies. Going through yet another election would
be a waste of our resources and is unlikely to achieve this goal.
India voted Congress into power at a considerable cost and if
the elected netas do not put in an honest day's work, some
way of making them accountable has to be found- they alone
must clean up the mess they have created and become
answerable to the people of this country via watchdog citizen
forums /professional bodies.
S.D.GHADGE says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
The citizen's shall create awareness in the country by following Recommend (0)
right path.The dishonesty is at every sphere of social
structure.Needs a drastic change in thinking. The voting rights Offensive
in phased manner would have created more awareness. Allow
tribal rural people to run their business themselves.And let the
politically matured people handle the national matters.Avoid
elections at College level,co-operatives ,village level on party

lines.
dr harish shetty says: Agree (1)

Disagree (1)
kingshuk......i agree...we do not want good human beings who Recommend (0)
unleash an army of lawyers after they commiy gross acts of
omission. in my opinion manmohan is a wily politician who has Offensive
carefully nurtured the role of a 'sage'. after the sikh riots he
kept quiet. doring his first term..he sang praises of
sonia...second sonia rahul...he is the worst pm the country has
ever produced...to be in the chair he will....
Avinash Thankappan says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
Hi, I have been watching out for the comments on this very Recommend (0)
article very closely. I read through that many of us question the
way we elect our leaders. SOme has questioned the capability Offensive
of our PM. Everyone has their own opinion and its really nice to
see the frustrations coming out from my own countrymen.
Atleast I see some hope in future. I do agree that its our
mistake that we elect these prople again and again. But just for
instance, say we are about to caste our vote and we know in
our region there are three people standing for the election. We
are left with no choice coz when I see all three of them have
criminal backgrounds. And if I decide not to vote still some
moajority falls into any ones kitty and he wins. So is it really our
mistake? I think the first and the foremost action has to come
from the election commision while giving out tickets to teh
candidates. They should have some prerequisites for getting a
ticket to stand for the election. A minimum qualification,
candidates past should not reflect in any serious criminal
activities except for some petty traffic violation casses or
something of that sort. Should clearly take note of the income
of teh candidate and the property he posses and the source it
has come from, is it as per the income the person had or
coming from ancestors, once elected people should serve the
nation and not the political party they belong to.. etc. These
simple checks will make a begining and on top of this if we
individuals start to act wisely by not paying bribes and be in
acordance with the law then clearly there is a good ray of hope
for our splendid country. And one thing that can really change
teh attitude of we Indians are the way the media displays the
daily news. Including TOI and other media should focus on
showing the acheivements our people has made on the front
pages, which makes a reader to think the positive side rather
than reading corruption and other bad news on opening up the
news paper. JAI HIND
KJ says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
It is a NEXUS of highest order, need super computer to get to Recommend (0)
TRUE answers where PM is for show and real brain/s are
making big killings and killing India's soul- IT IS TIME GOD Offensive
WILL COME IN SOME AVTAR to cleanse the Pious Nation;
KALIYUg is at NADIR--- shameless politicians are in big
supply- whoever comes to power, starts looting MOTHER
NATION and one leads, other protects him and drama goes on
and on.....NO SHAME....Still everybody thinks he/she will go to
heaven; Jamunaji/Gangaji will wash away their sins..with dirty
water (New Delhi water is not pure= very very dirty) and nobody
thinks so...WHO MAKES IT DIRTY?
BHishm Pitamah says: Agree (5)

Disagree (2)
What do u want...u dont want a honest person heading a Recommend (0)
govt..In a country where 99 percent politician has charged
sometime for corruption...EIther its a UPA/NDA everywhere Offensive
corruption is there..why u r forgetting corruption doing by state
NDA govts..and again they are bold enough that BJP Boss dont
have guts to take resignation from them...we choosen the
coalition govt..and we r the root cause as we select the corrupt
politician..why Raja ,Kalmadi,shibu soren,mayavati,lalu wins the
election..we vote 4 them...so if 1percent good persons are
there so let them to be there...dont try to remove them...
Dinesh Chanchalani says: Agree (5)

Disagree (1)
Excellent post after a long time. And hits the nail! Recommend (0)
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Kingsuk says: Agree (7)

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In the words of your fellow blogger Shobhan he is one of the Recommend (1)
"zombie economists" messing up the country. Now you
describe him as a zombie administrator. No wonder he and his Offensive
ilk would rather that the citizens of this country join him in the
world of "undead". To be precise I think he and his bosses are
the vampires, and we citizens are the zombies allowing these
bloodsuckers to get away with it all. Wot say?
pvp says: Agree (6)

Disagree (1)
People need a PM to serve nation rather than a PM SERVING Recommend (2)
CAUSE OF first family.
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subramanian says: Agree (9)

Disagree (2)
If only Manmohan Singh had shown a single achievement like Recommend (3)
Narendra Modi, say, 24 hour uninterrupted power supply in his
own state or any other stateor granting of industrial licence in a Offensive
transparent an efficient manner in any state, it would have been
a masterstroke. Modi is not under anypulls or pressures
including his party leaders. That is why he is shining and
rewarded unlike Dr.Singh, despite his honesty and integrity.
(Reply to subramanian)- Ashok Gupta Agree (9)

says:
Disagree (1)
Dr. singh's integrity is towards the Italian Family not to the Recommend (1)
country. It is really shameful for an economist like Dr.Singh
to work for a particular family while juniors under him are Offensive
just looting the wealth of the nation.
(Reply to subramanian)- uma shankar Agree (6)

vajpeyi says:
Disagree (2)
MANMOHAN HAS NO INTEGRITY AND IS NOT Recommend (2)
HONEST..BECAUSE HE LOOKS LIKE AN INDIOT
PEOPLE PRESUME HE KNOWS NOTHING THE FACT IS Offensive
HE IS HAND IN GLOVE WITH THOSE CROKS
SURROUNDING HIM
(Reply to uma shankar vajpeyi)- Ronald Agree (2)

Kenton says:
Disagree (0)
MMS is guilty of much more ( and worse) than the Recommend (0)
CWG/2G and other scams...he is guilty of keeping the seat
warm for a corrupt,incompetent and undemocratic family. Offensive
The longer term impact of supporting dynastic cabal will
outweigh any claims he has to economic reforms or
honest governance.
Pallavi Tripathi says: Agree (3)

Disagree (0)
minister and leaders are heart of any country .economy is Recommend (0)
artery .if minister like A.Raja becoming blockage for the flow of
our economy .our country WILL DIED WITH HEART ATTACK Offensive
soon. Its appeal to all Indians its time to act. comment are not
going to work for this country . vote are the right way to start
our step ahead . thanx
Mohan says: Agree (4)

Disagree (1)
Having a sweet man as PM is like taking only sweets. I think Recommend (1)
because of the sweetness , the whole nation is becoming
diabetic. It is high time we either chage him or add other items Offensive
like neem, karela etc to get thr nation out of diabetis. The
choice is not of the " Maharani"but of the people of India. Can
we do it?
krishnamurthy says: Agree (6)

Disagree (0)
A good analysis of the current situation.I am overwhelmed by Recommend (0)
the reviews which seem to swell by the day.Kudos.I have
differing views on this issue. There was a time in 2G when PM Offensive
sent a letter back to Mr. Raja to go for transparency in
allocation.Mr. Raja went against it and looks possible that He
had done it with the approval of the Evil of India Sonia
Gandhi.Both Sonia Gandhi and MK saw this golden oppurtunity
to milk the country and used Mr. Raja and PM. Subsequent
events confirm this very clearly. PM should have stood down to
this black mail at that stage or should have stepped down.But
PM wanted to be more loyal to the country and became a part
of this scam and did everything possible to scuttle all
investigations on this.The most glaring of all these is that PM is
yet to make a comprehensive statement on 2G when the whole
nation is on the boil.So there is a more compelling reason for
him to do it.One could be his unflinching loyalty of YES to any
one in Nehru family and especially to Sonia Gandhi who made
him PM.Sonia Gandhi could not have managed as PM even for

a single day as she has zero capability and her only area of
expertise is in scheming and forking out money.But she made it
appear as though she was conferring a great honor on MMS
and the nation.It is all plain evil design to stay away from power
but still holding the reins and using the Clean Image of MMS to
swindle the country and making MMS take all blame and
recently she rubbed salt by giving a HONEST CHIT TO MMS.
Or Sonia is holding something very sensitive about MMS and
using that to blackmail MMS to get all her evil designs done
xanker says: Agree (6)

Disagree (0)
please visit http://indiaagainstcorruption.com/ and support Recommend (5)
Lokpal bill
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Ramneek Sharma says: Agree (8)

Disagree (1)
Manmohan Singh was a great finance minister but SUPER Recommend (0)
FLOP PM.In history he will be known as Mauni Baba.
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munmun venkateswaran says: Agree (5)

Disagree (0)
Whatever said, done and written, lets pray that someday we Recommend (0)
will get a real dynamic leader (hope that day is not far away).
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Tom says: Agree (9)

Disagree (1)
EXCELLENT , LET the opposition as well as the ruling congrss Recommend (4)
and the Innocent Indian people should read SEVERAL TIMES
and draw line in thier hearts and minds for the NEXT Offensive
ELECTION ,, ALSO REQUIRED TO BRING BACK DR. ABDUL
KALAM ONE MORE TIME TO INDIAS PRESIDENT
(Reply to Tom)- Pawan says: Agree (8)

Disagree (0)
well said. I agree with your point . Dr Abdul Kalam should
be once again become the president. Recommend (1)
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(Reply to Pawan)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (2)

Disagree (1)
I Join you for Dr.Abdul J.Kalam for the post of President.
Regards. Recommend (1)
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(Reply to Tom)- Venkatesh Rao says: Agree (0)

Disagree (2)
The indian honest legend manmohan no doubt at all but
congrace manmohana is nothing but cowra karna, we Recommend (0)
leave a chance to manmohan to deside himself only that is
only indian honor to him i think he wait for timing to quit Offensive
(Reply to Tom)- Venkatesh rao says: Agree (1)

Disagree (3)
now indians dont want to vajpai indira rajiv manmohan and
advani also Indian need a Dictator.he can only rule the Recommend (0)
india perfectly its belief of yongsters in india.democracy not
suitable for india Offensive
TravelNonuDotCom says: Agree (15)

Disagree (1)
I think person like Manmohan Singh is not fit to be a politician Recommend (1)
as he hardly knows any tricks of this trade. People including his
party has been taking advantage of this fact and he himself is Offensive
not at all directly resposible for what is happening. Remember,
he is the only guy who has been able to take our country to
such highs be it IT or anyother field. He is too honest and such
a great person to lose.
Satya says: Agree (11)

Disagree (22)
It is easy to point fingers. I read about 20-30 posts and not a Recommend (7)
single one who said for Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to
resign didn't mention who should replace him. Grass is not Offensive
always green on other side. I still think he is good for the
country.
(Reply to Satya)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (17)

Disagree (8)
It's like telling in old days " After Nehru Who", we had
Lalbahadur Shastri after Nehru, who proved to be most Recommend (1)
honest P.M., and whose leadership, we won the war
against Pakistan in 1965. Sardar Man Mohan Singh was Offensive
never a P.M candidate. He was brought to the chair by
Italian family to protect themselves from the onslaught of
the opposition on various issues. There are many who can
takeover, but it is for the Congress party to decide or let
the general elections take place. People will decide?
Whosoever becomes the P.M should behave like a P.M
with full authority, not a puppet in the hands of the Italian
Family.
(Reply to Ashok Gupta)- KD says: Agree (13)

Disagree (4)
Guptaji, Sonia Gandhi wanted to install a puppet to
represent her in the PM's post. She had two choices (i) Recommend (5)
Pranab Mukherjee and (ii) Manmohan Singh. Pranab has
been her main political advisor and trouble shooter but Offensive
then he was too ambitious and she feared he might
become unmanageable. So, Sardar Manmohan Singh was
the only alternative. He is not only pliable but also
FAITHFULLY LOYAL to her. Don't you see it is not PM
(who reads out only the written text) but Pranab Mukherjee
who speaks on all the issues inside and outside the
parliament. Actually, Manmohan Singh has not REALLY
FUNCTIONED as PM even for a single day. He is just
going through the drill like a ROBOT. I won't be surprised
if he gets instructions for going to the 'loo' also from Sonia
Gandhi.
(Reply to KD)- Satya says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
"Manmohan Singh has not REALLY FUNCTIONED as PM
even for a single day." Are you kidding me? How can Recommend (0)
Congress win the election again if that was true? He may
be soft on a lot of the issues but where it counts the most Offensive
he is doing a good job, and that is moving India forward.
(Reply to Ashok Gupta)- Satya says: Agree (0)

Disagree (2)
Just because it happened once, doesn't mean it will
happen again. What if we get someone who is just the Recommend (0)
opposide of Lal Bahadur Shastri ji? To me, Dr. Singh has
been good for India, and I can see India moving forward Offensive
with him being as PM.
Group Captain V. Ramani says: Agree (8)

Disagree (2)
Honesty means True to one's consciousness.Manmohan Singh Recommend (1)
is a thrown up non politician and he is enjoying the comforts.
How one can expect him to do harahiri.Call all names .how Offensive
does it matter to him.who is bothered about nation and aam
admi.Be practical in Kaliyuga
(Reply to Group Captain V. Ramani)- Agree (1)

Avtar Singh Chauhan says:
Disagree (0)
Rightly said ,"Where is that compelling situation for him to Recommend (0)
perform 'Harakiri'!" He is just one lucky non-politician ,
simply to issue 'Orders'to do this or to do that ,as per the Offensive
Chairperson of the UPA ,come what may ! However,if the
Prince of the Congress Party decides to crowm himself as
a PM,the MMS has already announced to quit immediately
to make room for the dynast ruling clique! Bizarre ! Isn't it ?
shriram says: Agree (8)

Disagree (1)
Excellent Article. You have literally poured from your heart, Recommend (0)
reflecting the mindset of millions of Indians. Again and again,
the excuse given by our educated, english speaking, so called, Offensive
intelligentia is, that our prime minister's integrity, honesty is
beyond question. yeah, no doubt about this. But what is the
purpose of that quality, when in front of his nacked eyes, all
dishonest things happen and he simply watches, without even
a whisper?. how come a prime minister who went to the extent
of quitting, if the civil nuclear deal is not haapening, can remain
silent, when the nation's precious resources are looted?. More
than a crime, the person who shields the crime,is awarded
more punishment. This basic law is applicable only to the poor
common man it seems, not to the powerful. clearly MMS has

failed the nation.That is the greatest pity.
hortense vaughan says: Agree (2)

Disagree (10)
the only person that can replace MMsingh is Sonia ghandi and Recommend (1)
she wont do that.MMSingh in his quiet achiever way has world
charisma and respect while the other people who would Offensive
replace him are arseholes or near arseholes. MM Singh should
stay!
(Reply to hortense vaughan)- Ankita says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
yo dude...u r rite, he should stay and we should we ready
for another thousand lakh crores scams! we r a very rich Recommend (0)
country so that little money doesnt really matter to us, we
could even donate it to USA if required. I am sure you Offensive
belong to one of those political leader families or some real
business stinking rich family that such scams etc doesnt
bother u even spite being an Indian citizen! oh wait, r u
one? your name doesnt sound like tht at all!
ramesh says: Agree (5)

Disagree (2)
I AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR THAT BABU MMSINGH IS Recommend (0)
NOT AT ALL SUITABLE FOR BEING A PM.AS PER HIS OWN
ADMISSION DURING NUCLEAR DEBATE,HE ADMITTED Offensive
BEING MADE BONDED LABOUR BY LEFT PARTIES. IF HE
HAD ANY HONESTY OR INTEGRITY,HE WOULD HAVE
NEVER ACCEPTED THE JOB OR RESIGNED MUCH
EARLIER. HE IS A GUY WHO HAD FILED AN AFFIDAVIT
,WHEN HE WAS NOMINATED FOR RAJYA SABHA FOR
FIRST TIME,GIVING GOVERNOR HOUSE AS HIS
ADDRESS.CAN WE TRUST HIM?
'Viveki' says: Agree (5)

Disagree (8)
You have been highly biased towards BJP. What are the Recommend (0)
credentials of the BJP leaders who are asking for ManMohan
Singh's resignation? Advani lied during recent election Offensive
campaign, saying that he did not know anything about freeing
Pakistani terrorists during the Kandhar Air-India plane hijacking
episode. That is, he spoke 'Asatya'(lie} in order to gain
'Satta'(Power). Lord Ram gave up 'Satta'(power} so that his
father Dashrath could honour his boons to Kaikeyi. Bajpeyi
(though now retired) almost condoned the killings of Muslims in
Godhra.Congress has 1 virtue viz. they take maximum pains to
protect the minorities, which is the primary responsibility of a
ruler. You talk about Sonia Ganhi's influence. What is wrong
about that? In Ramayana, the 3 brothers Laxman,Bharat
Diptendu Chakraborty says: Agree (13)

Disagree (5)
My friends MMS is a spineless Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. I am
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sorry. Does anybody knows his wealth or bank balance ? You
will be surprised how this so called honest man has made so Offensive
much money. Check it please. Advani, Atal, Sonia,Chidambarn,
Pranab made tons of money and all are SADHUS. Mafia has
taken over India. Winston Churchill once predicted that India
would be ruled by thugs and scroudrels. Mr. Nag can you
please post our comments on TOI hard copy so that MMS and
Co knows what we feel about them?
(Reply to Diptendu Chakraborty)- mika Agree (5)

says:
Disagree (2)
so who told you that politicians must not earn and become Recommend (1)
rich even by legitimate means? Chidambaram is a
millionaire in his own right through his legal practice. Offensive
Whats wrong if Advani, MMS, ABV and Pranab become
rich? Unless u can demonstrate, and not speculate, that
these guys earned money through illegal gratification. Abt
Sonia, well, I want to agree with u, although i dont know
the facts.
(Reply to mika)- Anbu says: Agree (2)

Disagree (3)
Dear Mika, Do you remember the last general elections.
Initially it was announced that Chidambaram had lost his Recommend (2)
seat. Then suddenly there was a recount and he emerged
winner by a slim margin. Recount on EVMs ? Yeah right. Offensive
Everything is rigged in our dear old India.
(Reply to mika)- Diptendu Chakraborty Agree (1)

says:
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Mika as I said all are SADHUS. I will not only demonstrate Recommend (0)
but unearth trillions of wealth from these noble politicians if
I can be a part of a revolutionary Govt. in India.How? Offensive
Confiscate all their wealth and put guns on their heads to
find out how they made these booty. To you it is nothing
wrong to loot the country idiot.
(Reply to mika)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
Issue is not becoming rich. Every body in the country has
a right to become rich but by rightful means and by not Recommend (0)
selling the country off. I will be the happiest person if
masses are happier and all earn their bread by rightful Offensive
means instead of becoming over rich.
Philo Aako says: Agree (3)

Disagree (0)
Inactions on the face of serious wrong doings with the country Recommend (1)
itself is a sign a complicity to it. A Prime Minister who sits in
inaction for many years while the nation was being looted under Offensive
his leadership in the government cannot be a man of
integrity.The UPA government has abused the mandate given
to them by the citizens to rule this country. The very fabric of
democratic and welfare governence has been seriously
undermined and dented by this UPA government.Dr Manmohan
Singh led UPA government at the centre should seek fresh
mandate from the people of this country to continue in power.
ab says: Agree (3)

Disagree (0)
True Leadership always remained a casualty in India. If you Recommend (0)
gloss over history of independent India, you will find ample
examples: Amongst Nehru and Patel, Sardar Patel was more Offensive
qualified for the Top Job. But Nehru had his way. The same
holds true with V.P Singh, Chandrashekhar, Gujral, Dewe
Gowda: fortune made them PM and not necessarily the merit.
And now we have M.M.S who is a proxy for Sonia Gandhi, and
he acknowledges that!! Not only him look at the work of
Governors appointed by Congress party, they have become an
agent of Congress party and brought disgrace to that hon'ble
post. Another example of Nepotism is the appointment of
President. Whereas Abdul Kalam truly became a People's
president, Pratibha Patel is happy restricting herself to being a
Congress President's nominee!!
kishore says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
I fully agreed with what has been stated.As a Prime minister of Recommend (1)
this poor country He is and He ALONE is First and Finally and
also Solely Responsible for all the Greatest and Maximum Offensive
Financial Scam this Country has ever seen.It is a really a
matter of Great Surprise that most of the politicians/ministers
involved in scam and who has eaten away Hard Money of
middle class/poor people paid by way of Taxes are still in the
ministry or politics moving freely whereas a small pocket cutter
for a negligible amount of money either kept behind the jail or
brutally beaten by police without verifying the facts.WHERE IS
THE LAW THEN? Mr.Manmohansing if he is really an Honest
person and feel so must Resign as this country requires a
Prime Minister who can be a DECEIVE-BOLD AND can take a
bold decisions which are of very important in the interest of the
country.MAY GOOD SENSE PREVAIL OVER OUR CORRUPT
POLITICIANS.JAI-HIND The news item that The chairperson of
rulling party i.e.CONGRESS has expressed great concern and
her greatest Worries over scams and increase of corruption in
india is really a mockery of the 100 crores of people of our
country as maximum scams has taken a place during the rule
of government of her party and she can also not absolve
herself from her responsibility to punish her ministers who are
involved.
Kon says: Agree (1)

Disagree (30)
I still think Sonia Gandhi would have made a better PM. But Recommend (0)
sadly, Indian people were still to get over their "victims-of-
imperialists" mindset, never mind the fact that its the 21st Offensive
century now.
(Reply to Kon)- kkartikr says: Agree (3)

Disagree (0)
hey genius , sonia as the PM or sonia who controls the
PM, what is the difference. Recommend (0)
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(Reply to Kon)- Bharat says: Agree (12)

Disagree (0)
Certainy a person with SLAVE mentality can think so.
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(Reply to Kon)- Shriram says: Agree (5)

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what an assessment, sir,"G"! If sitting in pillion she can
make things worse for this country, think of her in driver's Recommend (1)
seat!..Except for few nobody talks about imperialism.. The
thing is why should the party which boasts of its existence Offensive
for centuries, one depend on a single family?.That is the
moot point.There are so many brilliant people,in the
congress like, Pranab Mukerjee, who can handle any
portfolio with ease and a person, who can really, "SPEAK",
unlike our Prime Minister,but "Madam" will not do it. For
Congress, this country is their private family property..
Only those who are born in their family can rule..And as far
as congress leaders are concerned, they will shamelessly
hang around, even with Priyanka"s children, if they come
to occupy the covet post.what to do, even an advanced
country, why, for that matter, Italy, the country of
"Madam's origin", will not allow some one from outside to
rule, even if they marry, their first family's prince!.. I hope,
Ken will not brand, "imperialist-victim"attitude of those
people!.
(Reply to Kon)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (4)

Disagree (1)
Hey, do you want the country to be sold to Italian Family
reporting to Italian Mafia. Recommend (0)
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(Reply to Kon)- Somu says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Hey want to be the next PM?
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Ranjan says: Agree (1)

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Being an economist the dumbest thing the sardar has done id Recommend (1)
FDI in real estate which has taken the real estate so high that
we cannot compete with china on any product anymore. I Offensive
wonder how the sardar thinks anymore.
(Reply to Ranjan)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (7)

Disagree (0)
FDI in Real estate/ Insurance/ Retail should go. Forward
trading in Commodities should go. The prices will go down Recommend (1)
immediately.
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(Reply to Ashok Gupta)- Karthik says: Agree (4)

Disagree (0)
Rightly said Ashok Gupta
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(Reply to Ranjan)- uma shankar vajpeyi Agree (0)

says:
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he thinks from his backside Recommend (0)
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sc says: Agree (1)

Disagree (1)
Honesty and morality-the two words- oftentimes speaks -these Recommend (0)
two words has some limitation. Every political party always
gives impression on two very words. And Every political party Offensive
associated their name with scams i.e Boffars, Tehelka, gowla,
cofin,corridor, enron, lottary, 2g, olimpic etc. Now it can
presume,that when some one called himself honest and moral -
he made a biggest lie- this independent India,s political
agenda.
Deepak Khadanga says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
so shall we all do something about it or just keep on expressing Recommend (0)
our anger by writing comments? Let's vote and lets create
awareness amongst us(so called "middle class intellectuals" Offensive
who only know how to complaint and then sit silently) to vote
and throw this useless, nonsense, corrupt and hypocrite
congress out of Delhi.
(Reply to Deepak Khadanga)- Ashok Agree (3)

Gupta says:
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I fully endorse your views. Recommend (0)
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Nitin Mittal says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Writing comments on a TOI website or clicking on 'agree'button Recommend (0)
is not enough. If We seriously believe that MMS is not a
suitable PM, then we must show him, the congress, the nation Offensive
by doing something... Roadshow...RTI...anything..
Slayer says: Agree (2)

Disagree (1)
We need to work together.. Thats all I can say... Recommend (2)
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xanker says: Agree (24)

Disagree (0)
We r not interested with his honesty(?) rather we need one Recommend (10)
strong,bold,effective leader for our nation's developement.How
can be regarded as honest when he supports dishonest Offensive
men(raja,kalmadi..)?
Bkkundu says: Agree (7)

Disagree (0)
Why the Opposition parties do not bring out the Bofors scandal Recommend (3)
to limelight ?Then follow the 2G Specter to trace the real
Guilties to book and force the ouster of the Criminals. They Offensive
have to educate the ignorant mass in India to get rid of all
types of corruptions.
Ronit K says: Agree (11)

Disagree (0)
Friends we all call MMS a great economist of then i have to Recommend (1)
say only one thing that your mind are written from books not
analyzed with fact. 1.Have you remembered his comment Offensive
before CWG about sport,a economist never say this,take a
simple example of cricket in India having $4 bn business.
2.Where is and what is the status of Golden Quadrangle Plan,
to sustain Development it need Infrastructure. 3. Most of the
Plan running in India is not for Development of Infrastructure
just for VOTE. Rather than giving employment giving Corn so
that they can sleep till next election for vote. 4. In Bihar like
state where development is must, always criticized Nitish one of
best CM of India for Vote and never gave sufficient fund. 5. As
there is no central contribution in Gujrat, Bihar,
Odisha,Karnataka,Kerela's GDP then from where Indian GDP
comes from and central contribution.
John says: Agree (15)

Disagree (0)
In this instance MMS is not being blamed for inefficiency, but Recommend (4)
he stands directly as an accused.An accused in that position
should do everything to clear his name, which PM has refused Offensive
to do.Indirectly he is saying, yes my name has been linked with
Rs240,000 crores in CWG and 2G Scam, but I will not face
anyone to clear my name.One of my Ex Judges will investigate
and report, whenever possible.This is not acceptable attitude in
any democratic country, and this kind of attitude is only
adopted by dictators in africa
Serge says: Agree (12)

Disagree (1)
It is just a matter of time, when Sonia Gandhi can, via Rahul Recommend (2)
Gandhi control India by appointing him PM. Things will be much
worse. He will be more a puppet in his mothers hands than Offensive
anyone else. This Gandhi family should be sent to Italy, stock,
lock and barrel. They have ruined India, and all their money
from ofshore accounts brought back to India.
(Reply to Serge)- HH says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Agreed. Sonia Gandhi and family should be shipped out
but not with lock, stock,and barrel. Those belong to his Recommend (0)
nation along with hundreds of millions of dollars hidden in
foreign banks. Offensive
Jai Hind says: Agree (17)

Disagree (1)
MMS has proved to be the worst PM in the nation of the Recommend (5)
history, even beating V P Singh to this ignominious ranking.
Rather IMO he is the topmost non-performing PM, esp. in his Offensive
second term, this country has ever seen. In today's rapidly
changing geo-political environment, he has failed to live upto
the task of a hardcore and professional politician, given his
bureaucratic and academic background and moreso as PMship
was thrust upon him by the "Maharani". Given his age, it would
be much better, and esp. to this nation, if he hangs up his
boots and walks-off into the sunset, so as to spare this country
the spectacle of a non-performing PM.
suryaprakasam says: Agree (9)

Disagree (0)
Mr.Nehru has established the supremacy of the PM over the Recommend (0)
Party president.The wheel has turned full circle with the party
president being superior to the PM. In a parliamentary Offensive
Democracy the PM should lead the party to victory in a poll,but
we have a PM whois not a member of the Loksabha. There
can not be more paradox.
Dilip Kumar Roy says: Agree (6)

Disagree (33)
A professional politician, if he were in Manmohan Singh's place Recommend (0)
would have defended Raja, contorted the debate and turned the
tide against the opposition by making his lackeys issue counter Offensive
allegations against the opposition leaders. Kingshuk Nag is
wrong - corruption is not greater under Manmohan Singh, it is
getting more easily exposed, more frequently so and that is
because the PM has no henchmen to stop the leaks by
counter-threats to the opposition. Precisely because he is not a
professional politician. For God's sake let this man continue
with his work. He has done good work so far and is the best
bet for India at this moment.
(Reply to Dilip Kumar Roy)- ashok says: Agree (8)

Disagree (2)
You think we are retarded??
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(Reply to Dilip Kumar Roy)- hence says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
are you drunk?
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(Reply to Dilip Kumar Roy)- Arun says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
I think you are getting so many disagreements for just this
bit, but i could be wrong: "For God's sake let this man Recommend (0)
continue with his work. He has done good work so far and
is the best bet for India at this moment." Offensive
(Reply to Dilip Kumar Roy)- Ashok Gupta Agree (3)

says:
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May be you have kept your eyes closed. The 2g Scam in Recommend (0)
the limelight since 2007, during UPA I rule. It is since CAG
report was published and Supreme court intervened that Offensive
this has been highlighted to the discomfort of the Ruling
combine. Opposotion is only asking for a through and
independent probe through JPC, which is their right to ask
in a parliamentary democracy. If P.M. Manmohan Singh
Can't face the probe, let him quit. Which good work you
are reeffering to? Will you please elaborate? The loot of
Lakhs of Crores going out of the country. In my opinion
this is a economic war against the nation and the head of
the state should be called for not only an independent
enquiry but be punished under the exixting laws.
maratha says: Agree (5)

Disagree (1)
india is again back in the dark ages.filled with corruption and Recommend (0)
scams. development is only for name sake.no party can ever
give the country the glow it had before. india is now ruled by Offensive
thugs comprising of politicians, bussiness men,government
officials etc.who can manipulate the people, there votes and
become leaders.then during there tenture they will eat all the
country's wealth like termites.The party which follows are no
different.
SM says: Agree (8)

Disagree (0)
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...., Don't you know he is honest. How dare Recommend (2)
you right such a long article about need for him to perform - I
am not saying this. Sonia Gandhi is saying this. Our PM is only Offensive
'nuclear deals / affairs' minister. On that he is willing to resign /
travel to any country. On other issues he is pained, hurt, etc
but can't do anything else. He is
Mohammad Abid ( Abu Dhabi. UAE) says: Agree (5)

Disagree (1)
It’s the same feeling I was craving to convey. Finally Mr. Nag Recommend (0)
with this timely article stood up and delivered a Rang de
basanti personally for me. Although I am more affirmative of Offensive
congress decisions than of BJP. Appalling that on such a
precious and defining moments for the country when the
World's Power base is lining up in India to grab a substantial
pie from the India’s shocking growth and economic expansion
despite the Merciless and Brutal Dishonest babus
(Reply to Mohammad Abid ( Abu Dhabi. UAE))- Agree (11)

Rajeev says:
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Dear Mr.Abid, I think Muslims also need to revisit their Recommend (3)
stand on this and vote for the national interest rather than
prejudice.After all how long can you could go on voting the Offensive
undeserving crooks as rulers of the country by voting en-
masse for those who merely try to do slogan shouting and
rhetorics on behalf of the Muslims?
(Reply to Rajeev)- HH says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
If th Indian Muslims stop being the pawns in the hands of
Congress party, within a short period of 4 to 8 years India Recommend (0)
will be free of corruption.
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(Reply to Mohammad Abid ( Abu Dhabi. UAE))- Agree (1)

Ashok Gupta says:
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Dear Abid: you need not to be affirmative about Congress. Recommend (0)
This party has always ket you people out of the national
stream, and not let allow the self development of Muslims Offensive
by creating 'RSS'Rhetoric. This party has again started
'RSS' rhetoric, telling Muslims of India that RSS will eat
you away realizing , after the Bihar Elections, that Muslims
no longer fear RSS or Hindutva forces, and Muslims will
prefer to vote for development/ equality/ jobs and right
education. Jago MOHAN PYAREY" Jago. Wake up my
muslim brothers, this country eqally belongs to you, join
the national stream.
A.S.Khanna says: Agree (5)

Disagree (0)
There is no doubt that PM MMS is a misfit in the present Recommend (0)
cabinet and the Govt. is being ruled from somewhere else.
Everybody is telling about the clean image of MMS, but what Offensive
we have to do about this when free India's worst scams are
occurring under his nose and he is just sitting there like Bapu's
three monekeys with his eyes closed to scams and mis-ruling,
closed his ears to opposition and many other's, who have
raised this issue several times and shut his mouth to make any
sensible commnets on these scams. The country does not need
such a saint to rule the country. It is better such clean image
person go to Haridwar and modify their future by self
mediating. How can a person be so stubbern and obstinate that
he repeats samething again and again without even realising
where the country is going. Tolerating 2G scam for two years,
allowing Air India to go to dogs knowing very well the personal
motive and agenda of Praful Patel, allowing unique price rise of
essential commodities in India by wrong policies of Pawar, to
mention a few which has brought bad name to the country.
How can a normal man, a normal administrator can be quite on
these mega issues. But MMS is very happy as he gets always
the MR CLEAN certificate from the Maharani of India as called
by someone. MR. MMS please get up from slumber and do
something otherwise for God's sake leave PM post.
Jitendra Desai says: Agree (29)

Disagree (0)
Everyone is telling him to do so ! If he is really honest, he Recommend (8)
should resign with a very long and open letter to the nation.He
has had everything in the life.He should think of the history that
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he can make by quitting at this juncture.He, along with late
Narismha Rao has done great service to the nation by ridding
the economy of the controls.He can again do a great service by
quitting.His resignation will have a lasting impact on the war on
corruption that the people have waged.
(Reply to Jitendra Desai)- KD Agarwala Agree (10)

says:
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You have said "IF". This 'IF' is the biggest delimma of Recommend (4)
MMS. He turned a blind eye to all the scams taking place
directly under his nose. Do you know why? Because, all Offensive
these have been orchestrated by Sonia who is the main
receipient of the 'LOOT'. I would say IF Manmohan Singh
has any shame left he should EXPOSE the Maharani
(Italian Mafia Queen Sonia Gandhi), before the Indian
public. He (MMS) owes it to the Nation.
Kishore says: Agree (5)

Disagree (8)
The PM may have a moral obligation to resign, but that has yet Recommend (1)
to be demonstrated as investigations have not yielded results.
He does not have a political obligation to resign unless he loses Offensive
the confidence of Parliament He would have a legal reason to
resign if found guilty of corrupt practices. His resignation at this
time will have no effect on corruption as it is an enduring and
incorrigible trait in the Indian body politic. A change of
government will only usher in a new team of looters.
bharadwaj says: Agree (21)

Disagree (0)
During MMS PMO is stooped to such a state lobbysts decide Recommend (1)
who should take which ministry. It could not have any further I
guess. This shows he is worst than puppet. It threat to country Offensive
is not it?
(Reply to bharadwaj)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
I agrr with you Mr.Bhardwaj. If lobbyists decide which
ministry should be alloted to whom, it is certainly 'a Recommend (1)
national threat'. you have raised a good point. I t means
the security of this country is passing to the lobbyists. Offensive
Tomorrow these lobbyists will decide who the next General
of the Armed forces.
Padmesh Kumar Varma. says: Agree (4)

Disagree (30)
The article is ridiculously argued. Can it really be believed that Recommend (0)
the country has really suffered a loss of 1.77 Lakh Crores. It
was simply imagined by the CAG. Why are we, the media and Offensive
all, forgetting that Atal Behari Bajpai removed Jagmohan as
Communication mininster to for go Rs. 3500 Crore and agreed
to revenue sharing with the telecom operators. Was this not
corruption done by the Prime Minister. Did any body ask Bajpai
to resigne. In 1999 the Bajpai govt. altered rules frequently

relating to tele communication and thus put the country to a
loss of thousands of crores. Did BJP demand a JPC to probe
the issue. No not. The present demand for a JPC is just a
political gimmic by the BJP.
(Reply to Padmesh Kumar Varma.)- Agree (12)

Ravindra says:
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Yet another slave of white skin led congress. Recommend (3)
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R.K.Malhotra says: Agree (3)

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It is not the proper time for the PM to call it quits;he must clean Recommend (0)
up the corruption and prove to the nation that an honest PM
can do wonders if he chooses to do so.The funny part is that it Offensive
is because of the BJP's opposition to Sonia Gandhi which
brought MMs to the top post and now the same BJP wants him
to quit.
Harish Kumar says: Agree (26)

Disagree (0)
Mr Kingshuk Nag has hit the bull's eye. At last somebody has Recommend (3)
spoken the truth. All of us knew that but nobody said it. Kudos
Mr Nag Offensive
Satya says: Agree (9)

Disagree (1)
Thats right. A PM should be someone who can boost the image Recommend (0)
of the country. The common citizen should at least can feel of
having confidence in the capabitlities of the perosn heading; for Offensive
our country we dont need any economic expert at the top but a
person with self esteem and common sense. and this idiot
congress people didn't came out slave mentality; they including
MMS, Pranab etc barking for Rahul Gandhi, another imature
person; can't they sea capability to become a PM in say
Chidambaram, Pranab himself, AK Antony, SMKrishna or Sibal
!!
(Reply to Satya)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (11)

Disagree (1)
These All,'You have reffered to look for a shield for their
misdeeds during their tenure as Ministers'. They know they Recommend (1)
can't win an election on thier own, nor they have any mass
following or mass appeal so they prefer to work under the Offensive
shadow of Italian family howmuch corrupt they may be.
You have rightedly pointed out that Rahul is an immatured
person of an immatured father. And all these senior
leaders prefer to work under his immaturity.

Disagree (0)
What is wrong in it? These Congress leaders know, they
cannot win on their own, and they know this immature Recommend (1)
(stupid) Rahul cannot run the Govt; so they are
shamelessly 'looting' the nation taking advantage of the Offensive
given opportunity, and are religiously passing on the
agreed cut to Mother-Son duo.
(Reply to Ashok Gupta)- KKK says: Agree (3)

Disagree (1)
You and Satya are both right, but please remember we
have no one to blame but ourselves. The Congress openly Recommend (1)
promoted MMS as their PM candidate in 2009, and the
entire record from 2004-09 showed that MMS was a Offensive
puppet in the hands of the Gandhis. We endorsed this set-
up by giving the Congress/UPA a thumping win. So why
blame MMS now --during the entire election campaign did
he ever claim even once to have a mind of his own?
(Reply to KKK)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (7)

Disagree (0)
Not Me. I have not and will never vote for a party which is
headed by an Italian lady. I will always prefer to vote to a Recommend (2)
person or a party who is at least answerable to the people
of india even if it commit mistakes. People of India must Offensive
understand this before voting. She is here in India to rule
under the advice of the church of Italy and Mafia of Italy.
The moment she will realize , that she or her family has no
support of the people of India, she will immediately shift to
Italy for which she already has citizenship.
(Reply to Ashok Gupta)- KKK says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
Not you, certainly -- by 'we' I meant the majority of the
voters, enough to give MMS 272 votes in the LS, even Recommend (0)
though he himself is not even a member. When LK Advani
called him a weak PM, the entire English language media Offensive
condemned him and supported Singh. The same media is
now repeating Advani's words-- too late! a year after the
elections. It is well said that people get the government --
and the PM -- which they deserve!
tired indian says: Agree (13)

Disagree (0)
I do agree with the authors view. Being honest but at the same Recommend (0)
time ineffective is as good as being useless and corrupt. Dr.
Manmohan Singh with due respect is no more than honest. To Offensive
begin, Dr. Singh is more or less apolitical person without having
much political ambition. There is absolutely no doubt that he
was well aware of Raja's moves and how much the government
of India will loose. In spite of all this he kept mum and allowed
Raja for a free move. So i now treat Dr. Singh as no more than
a treacherous person who can compromise with national
interest only to stick to chair. Maaan, I still can't believe that
how a Manmohan Singh a man without a political ambition
could allow Raja to jolt us of 175k crore. Had Manmohan singh
resigned at that time, perhaps we would have been slightly
richer.
Aj Bains says: Agree (5)

Disagree (17)
India has enough professional politicians in the likes of Mamata Recommend (3)
Banerjee, Lalu Parshad and Mayawati, the shortage is of
honest politicians. PM Manmohan Singh is the most admirable Offensive
politician India has had for a long time, yet a certain element
(within the pantheon of the congress party faithful as well as the
coalition partners and the opposition) that does nothing but pelt
stones at him. These people, the media and the BJP too easily
forget that India is NOT the USA. India is a parliamentary
democracy not a system of an elected president. The prime
minister is not responsible for the way in which each politician
acts. We can easily see this from the mother of all parliaments
in the UK, where the coalition members (Liberal Democrats
(Reply to Aj Bains)- kaypeeyes says: Agree (19)

Disagree (0)
MMS must be luckiest person on earth as person after
person still think him as an honest PM. He has all along Recommend (3)
closed his eyes, allowed things to happen, allowed people
to swindle crores and crores of rupees, allowed many poor Offensive
people to die because of government inaction and has
been shamelessly calling Sonia as his leader (than why
should he head the Govt). I see no reason to believe his
words any more. He has colluded with the thieves. He
must be treated accordingly. No kid glove treatment to
him.
(Reply to kaypeeyes)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (13)

Disagree (0)
Well Said. A Leader of a Gang of Corrupt leaders and that
too protected by law, can't be declared as innocent. On the Recommend (2)
contrary , by showing himself innocent, he is trying to
shield not only the corrupt Ministers, but also Maha - Offensive
Corrupt Italian Family. like a 'Shikhandi' of Mahabharat.
(Reply to Ashok Gupta)- AJ Bains says: Agree (2)

Disagree (1)
So who do you suggest as an alternative? BJP (and I am
a defacto supporter) needs to get their house in order, at Recommend (0)
the moment their fuss sounds like hypocrisy. Yeddyurappa
is an example of the worst in Indian politics. The left have Offensive
dug their own grave, first MMS removed them from the
Government and the electorate seem to be removing them
from office, finally the people seem to have realised their
ideology is dead in the water, it only took 60 years of
holding the nation back to illustrate this! I reiterate that
Prime Ministership is not a presidency or kingship, it is the
nature of politics that there are bad eggs that you have to
work with. Compromise may be a dirty word but it is
essential for democracy to function. However, having said
that the media's pursuit of the matter is commendable. It
may even give this and future Governments the impetus
not to tolerate corruption and take stern action.
(Reply to Ashok Gupta)- Karun says: Agree (8)

Disagree (0)
More like Dhritarashtra. Dhritarashtra provided covert
suport to all Shakuni and Duryodhana's misdeeds, but Recommend (2)
when people objected, he pretended not to know anything.
Just compare the king's behaviour during the dice game Offensive
with the PM's behaviour during the telecom scam, and you
will notice the similarities. E.g., MMS is honest because he
did not personally benefit from the scam. The same way
Dhritarashtra was noble because he did not personally pull

Draupadi's sari -- so what if he let others do it!
(Reply to Karun)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (6)

Disagree (0)
Good Comparision Mr.Karun. I liked your thought process
and sarcasm. Recommend (2)
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(Reply to Aj Bains)- kamal says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
The situation Manmohan Singh facing is because of the
constraints imposed by coalition politics. It is believed that Recommend (0)
he is clean and did no wrong himself, but was cornered by
his own party bosses in accepting which he would have Offensive
not done left to himself. It is clear that the country is going
to face such situations again and again where the
politicians will have to make compromises to keep the
governments running and the situation may not come
where a single party may come in power. Therefore, this is
high time we think about presidential form of government
which is also democracy in another form.
Devendra Patel says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
BJP Recommend (0)
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B.S.Chandra shekhara says: Agree (3)

Disagree (17)
I am seeing the anger of the readers against PM MMS in the Recommend (1)
letters of the readers. In the coalition UPA GOVT. as a CONG
PM he has to save the government and the coalition. Anybody Offensive
in his place would have acted the same way. As he has the
responsibility to save the UPA GOVT and work as PM he
cannot resign out rightly without consulting the party heads or
neglecting consequences and the future. It is easy to say that
he should have resigned to save his name and dignity; but not
so easy./bsc
(Reply to B.S.Chandra shekhara)- Ashok Agree (6)

Gupta says:
Disagree (0)
Like a 'Shikhandi of Mahabharat'. Recommend (0)
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(Reply to Ashok Gupta)- B.S.Chandra Agree (0)

shekhara says:
Disagree (1)
NO. Like Bhishma who knows Drutaraastra was wrong; Recommend (0)
but fights for them though he is a righteous man. He was
in a predicament(Dharma sankasta), willing leave, but Offensive
cannot leave. Or you can say rightly, as Shikhandi
he(MMS) is fighting on the side of Pandavas to defeat the
grand old Bhishma! (of BJP)/bsc
(Reply to B.S.Chandra shekhara)- KKK Agree (4)

says:
Disagree (0)
In other words, he put the coalition's interests above the Recommend (0)
nation's. And you call that justified!
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(Reply to KKK)- BSChandrashekhara says: Agree (0)

Disagree (3)
Probably he did not know that the loss would be so big.
Not only PM, Every MP, opposition and ruling, knew the Recommend (0)
2G spectrum was being sold in old rate. It was not secretly
sold. But every one was silent, till CAG report came and Offensive
PLI was filed in the SC by S Swamy. As like Pm, every MP
has responsibility to safe guard the interest of the nation.
Now they shout; what were they doing then?/bsc
(Reply to B.S.Chandra shekhara)- Karun Agree (3)

says:
Disagree (0)
Not everybody behaves in the same way. AB Vajpayee lost Recommend (0)
his Govt. in 1999 because he refused to submit to
AIADMK blackmail. MMS himself risked his Govt. over the Offensive
nuclear deal, because he felt strongly about it. He just
didn't feel equally strongly about stopping corruption!
(Reply to Karun)- BSChandrashekhara Agree (0)

says:
Disagree (2)
The arms deal bought after kargil war with the knowledge Recommend (0)
of PM was full of scam (RS3500crore and 12000cr) with
abnormally high rate and useless material as per CAG Offensive
report. Nobody resigned then. JF resigned in Tehelka case
and joined again./bsc
(Reply to BSChandrashekhara)- Surya Agree (1)

says:
Disagree (0)
MMS has one personf left to lick his feet!!! good for him!!! Recommend (1)
how many CWG, 2G, thatG, and thisG, selling India to US
would you need? Do you know that his daughter lives in Offensive
the US? why does this honest man does not publish how
much money he puts away in US every year? he is said to
be an economist, but what about the inflation, prices and
the GROSS mis-management of rice (when people were
dying of hunger, his govt was letting stored rice go bad -
BECAUSE HIS GOVT DECICDED TO PRIVATIZE
STORAGE AND STOPPED STORING GRAINS IN Govt
storage!!!! From now onwards, in addition to reading old
books, try to read newspapers as well!!!!
(Reply to Surya)- BSChandrashekhara Agree (0)

says:
Disagree (0)
I agree with you regarding the present unhealthy economic Recommend (0)
policy. The capitalic policy made the life of poor and the
middle class miserable and rural employment policy Offensive
dragged the village labour force to nonproductive work
;hence I fear the agricultural production will surely go down
year by year. MMS had a good job and it is not a sin to be
rich by legal earning./bsc
(Reply to BSChandrashekhara)- Shriram Agree (0)

says:
Disagree (0)
I think this gentleman is giving a complete wrong picture Recommend (0)
about the worthiness of the arms deal.. no one till date,
including the present defence minister has criticised about Offensive
that. please understand that even bofors gun were with
high quality which was amply proved in the kargil war,
again, the issue is, corruption,that came out of the deal,
that was the main point. Sir, please Do not confuse issues.
you have got every right to have a soft corner for this
prime minister. But history will judge him as a person, who,
inspite of having impeccable honesty, integrity, simply
watched a day light robbery, happening, just in front of his
nacked eyes, without doing anything. Not only that,he not
even acknowledged that loot, and went on to say, that,
everything was done with his knowledge. And I would like
to remind you, that the same prime minister, literally
allowed that italian businessmen,to go scot free with the
loot amount and believe it or not, to the shock of everyone
told, that, "we should not have given such a torture to
him".. mind you, that ill gotten money was blocked in a
London Bank and our prime minister did nothing.No one is
saying, that previous government headed by NDA was an
angel. But, never like this happened anywhere in this
planet. You forget about this loot, all these days we were
under the impression that cabinet ministers will be finally
choosen by the prime minister,but to the utter shock,
thanks to the radia-gate exposure, if you have gone
through the conversation thouroughly, you can see that,
nowhere this prime minister's name is mentioned. Which
means that they, the power brokers, coalition blak mailers,
knows that this prime minister, is nothing but a puppet.We
the indians, can really feel DR.MANMOHAN SINGH as an
Economist but surely not as a PRIME MINISTER.
(Reply to Shriram)- BSChandrashekhara Agree (0)

says:
Disagree (0)
There was. Remember the coffin case. In Bofors case Recommend (0)
Ramnatha Goenka repented in his death bed for
discrediting Rajeev.Raja has taken decision by his capacity Offensive
of Independent powers of Ministry. So MMs to resign or
not is debatable qn. /bsc
(Reply to BSChandrashekhara)- Agree (0)

BSChandrashekhara says:
Disagree (0)
contd: Case of corruption is yet to be proved. Hither to no Recommend (0)
proper debate has taken place in parliament. What
happened when JPC was formed in Bofors case? only Offensive
propaganda./bsc
K. Prakash says: Agree (17)

Disagree (0)
The point that I want to make is not about the corruption alone. Recommend (1)
The mismanagement of the Central Government is the key
aspect. What the cabinet (and PMji as the head of the cabinet) Offensive
was doing when things were going wrong. The CWG
preparation was on for years and nobody took corrective action.
The 2G mismanagement was on since more than 2 -3 years
and again, what did the cabinet do? Post mortem is not a
solution at all. In fact, the government has to resign.
Gajanan says: Agree (20)

Disagree (0)
well written article, a pleasant surprise...first of it's kind Recommend (3)
unbiased(specially no BJP, Modi bashing)..bravo Mr. Nag !
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kamal says: Agree (4)

Disagree (16)
why mr singh think about all there matter. he is doing better job Recommend (0)
even best.
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Satyam says: Agree (16)

Disagree (0)
Sonia uses the innocent face of Manmohan singh to hide her Recommend (3)
and her's ministers corruption. It is the misery of India that we
have such a scholar and honest leader but not allowed to work Offensive
and has no authority. As Kinshuk told only individual honesty is
not sufficient to run a country like India. We need some stong
leader. Now its upto Dr. Singh to either think about his career
and take some corrective steps or continue the worship of a
Queen and his Prince/Yuvraj.
(Reply to Satyam)- B.S.Chandra says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
No other way in Politics. It is not easy in a coalition GOVT
that too having DMK like threatening (blackmailing) Recommend (0)
partners./bsc
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ravi r kulkarni says: Agree (11)

Disagree (1)
with freinds,assistants and allies like karuna,raja, Recommend (2)
pawar,kalmadi,vilasrao, stupid spokeperson like renuka,i really
pity mms.can only say a good and clean inteligent person Offensive
wasted.bad for the country
(Reply to ravi r kulkarni)- HH says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
I do not pity him at all. For primeministership he sold his
soul. Do not tell me he didnot know about the mafia family. Recommend (0)
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SG says: Agree (5)

Disagree (13)
I want solutions not problems, I have enough of my own! DO Recommend (1)
you have someone else who can become the PM more
capable than Manmohan Singh ? I cannot think of anyone Offensive
names. It is so easy to analyze and critisize without giving any
solutions. People have a fancy for critisizing Microsoft, Google,
Mahatma Gandhi etc Even gods are not beyond reproach ! I
agree with you that we need leaders, but do we have any ?
Can we start a program to nurture them if we do not have any
ready made ?
(Reply to SG)- KKK says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Suggested names -- Pranab Mukherjee, AK Antony
(Congress), Nitish Kumar, Narendra Modi/Sushma Swaraj, Recommend (0)
Naveen Patnaik (Opposition). There may be many more,
depending on your political beliefs. Offensive
(Reply to KKK)- BSChandru says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
PLE Read below after Dasai./bsc
Recommend (0)
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(Reply to SG)- Pravin G Desai says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Dear SG, First crate a vacancy. Our Indian voters will then
decide from where to get person to lead them and fill the Recommend (0)
vacancy.
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(Reply to Pravin G Desai)- Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Whoever might come they could not control adamant Raja Recommend (0)
or DMK. Only the option was to go to fresh election. MMS
only could not take that decision being in a political Offensive
party./bsc
(Reply to SG)- Vishal says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Who said MMS is a leader? It is you people who have
elected an empty headed Congress. Grfin and bear it. Recommend (0)
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Chahak says: Agree (26)

Disagree (0)
, Recommend (5)
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Qaari says: Agree (24)

Disagree (0)
If the case is as described, PM cannot step down all by himself. Recommend (5)
He will wait for dictation. Isn't it?
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ashwin says: Agree (30)

Disagree (0)
The gandhi family is curse to the nation how long will we take Recommend (9)
to realize India is not ganhdi family's property.
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(Reply to ashwin)- BSChandrashekhara Agree (0)

says:
Disagree (4)
Dear BJP, it is not Gandhi family, it is Nehru family ; then it Recommend (0)
is Feroze family in the top of CONG, not in GOVT. It is the
verdict of the people of Bharat- you may not like it; Con't Offensive
help./bsc
(Reply to BSChandrashekhara)- ashwin Agree (0)

says:
Disagree (0)
Sonia Nehru/Sonia gandhi what a joke you disown your Recommend (0)
ancestry for political Power.Guess what MMS is the PM of
Cong party, which by the way owned by Nehru family,oops Offensive
is it Gandhi family whatever.What a mess
jeet says: Agree (22)

Disagree (0)
Very good article , this one i call a truly unbiased opinion only Recommend (4)
for nation interest . Every time i read about prime ministers
limitations and his helpless condition i feel pity about him ,Sing Offensive
Is no more King , he is salve of 10 Janpath
kiran says: Agree (12)

Disagree (0)
You've got it a hundred percent right, Mr Nag. It couldn't have Recommend (2)
been put together more appropriately... Spot on! I hope the
protagonist of this column reads this article and gets his house Offensive
sorted...seriously! Again...spot on!
Jatin says: Agree (16)

Disagree (2)
i will just say that we cannot say the PM is honest as a person Recommend (5)
who knows an act of corruption being done and doesnot
reports is is also corrupt . He is supporting the corrupt by not Offensive

stopping him, may be he takes the bribe is another part
(Reply to Jatin)- Kamesh says: Agree (32)

Disagree (0)
Manmohan Singh is not HONEST to himself even. He is
educated enough to know that he betrayed the nation by Recommend (11)
not taking action against Raja and Kalmadi. He also knows
that Sonia is behind all these scams. His loyalty to her and Offensive
personal greed, to enjoy the perks of PM's chair, have
overpowered his conscience and inner wisdom, and have
dissuaded him from relinquishing the post.
(Reply to Kamesh)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (8)

Disagree (0)
Excellent Mr. Kamesh.
Recommend (0)
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Karthik says: Agree (17)

Disagree (1)
Doesn't matter what Manmohan thinks. It's what his owner Recommend (3)
thinks, that matters. Your blog title should actually read Why
Sonia should think of quitting Manmohan... Offensive
(Reply to Karthik)- Karun says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Or it can read 'Why Manmohan should think of asking
Sonia's permission to quit'...... Recommend (0)
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world citizen says: Agree (5)

Disagree (21)
the people who have benefitted from his vision and policies are Recommend (1)
now wants to kick out him. very strange. it is proved that we
have very short memory. the once honest man has now been Offensive
painted as villain beocz he has not accepted opposition
demond for JPC. Can someone please tell me what JPC has
done in the past and how we have benefitted out of that?
instead of playing in the hands of opposition he has taken many
right steps to unearth the scan. have some patient guys and
wait for some more time.
(Reply to world citizen)- sundaresan says: Agree (8)

Disagree (0)
World Citizen; your argument is silly. the crux of Nag's
article is MMS has allowed his ministers to ignore his Recommend (3)
instructions and he did/does not have the guts to sack
them or take any strong action. he has been a mute Offensive
spectator all along. As FM under Narasimha Rao, MMS
was very impressive; but as PM has miserably failed not
only in case of 2G, but in many fronts like inflation,
terrorism, naxalism . also on foreign matters we have been
completely fooled by US, Pakistan and China. Afzal Guru
(Reply to sundaresan)- Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
It could not have been an easy decision to tackle Raja. It Recommend (0)
was just break the coalition and go to fresh election. That
kind of decision can be taken jointly by the party- not by Offensive
one man./bsc
(Reply to world citizen)- vibhav says: Agree (8)

Disagree (0)
go and join the gandhi party (righteously said by jug
surraiya)...... Recommend (2)
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(Reply to world citizen)- BSChandru says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
The JPC is said to have powers to question anybody. So
that they could have a good propoganda against the ruling Recommend (2)
party. VP Sing had declared he had every evidence in his
pocket in Bofors scam. But when JPC was costituted Offensive
nothing came out except political propaganda against
Mr.Rajeev; for which, such proapaganda Ramanatha
Goenka the Editor, repented on his death bed for accusing
an innocent man for political ends./bsc
(Reply to world citizen)- ashwin says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
yeah in his term he lured us with us honesty, in his second
term he put his honesty dagger right through us. WOW Recommend (0)
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M.Govindarajan says: Agree (4)

Disagree (0)
The best system of governance is one which distances itself Recommend (0)
from the ruling party once Government is formed except for
implementation of it`s manifesto. Added to this in India is the Offensive
impact when the party is headed by “a ruling dynasty.” Strictly
speaking, our present system is voters-made which is only
close to Monarchy. In Congress led govts.,of the past, there
were only three PMs, Lal Bhahadur, P.V.N.Rao ,Manmohan
who were not from that “family” and all of them got their
“appointments” just either as stopgap arrangement or as a
matter of compromise to avoid infighting. To weaken the
system further, coalition government came which too is the
spin-effect of failure on the part of Congress party to make
electoral reforms and curtail mushrooming of regional parties.
These regional parties are all splinter groups formed mostly
from Congress. In such situations and as long as PM is not
from that “family”, “remote control” will perpetuate, no matter
who is the incumbent and whether he is competent or not.
girish says: Agree (10)

Disagree (0)
totally agree.. MMS is the most weakest Recommend (0)
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Rajesh says: Agree (4)

Disagree (0)
As you said, the PM can empower himself. Let Dr. Manmohan Recommend (0)
agree to JPC and put a period to this debate. He will continue
as PM. JPC will do its job, Singh is not their target- they only Offensive
want to expose the political wheeling and dealing behind the
scams of which Singh is anyway not a part of. May be the
Congress Party will emerge stronger with Manmohan Singh as
their leader instead of the old-styled, out-of-date, monarchic,
archaic and tainted "first family" of Congress. That will be in
national interest.
S N IYER says: Agree (5)

Disagree (0)
Ultimately it transpires that we do not have a fit person to be Recommend (0)
the PM.MMS may be a good economist but is essentially a
spokesman for Sonia Gandhi who can not claim any intellectual Offensive
achievements. Her only achievement was that she married
Rajiv Gandhi and became a GORI maharani.MMS has not a
won an election to the Lok Sabha.INDIA is not fit to be a
democracy.Let's face it.Winston Churchill predicted it a long
time ago. The best solution is to either become a Dictatorship
or alternately align with another country which can rule us.If we
can not find a dictator let us ask the Chinese to rule us. This
will solve many of our problems.We together wuth China will
become a SUPER (duper) power and do not have to put up
with the Gandhi-Nehru family.CORRUPTION will die an instant
death.
(Reply to S N IYER)- BSChandru says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Then take the Mao principles and become a Naxalite.A
fish jumps from a cooking vassal to the fire to escape; All Recommend (0)
foolis thinking and dangerous./bsc
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A. GHOSE says: Agree (25)

Disagree (1)
Sorry Kimshuk, Man Mohan is neither honest nor competent. If Recommend (9)
he had been even one of these two, the state exchequer would
not have lost 1,7,000 crores in the 2G scam. He was forced to Offensive
get rid of Raja because of the hue and cry raised in the press
and the media. If he had been competent he would have acted
even before one crore had been lost, and if he had been
honest he would have put Raja behind the bars a lot earlier
than that. This fellow stinks just as the rest of the rotten fish in
his cabinet. What do you think of Sibal trying to defend Raja by
saying that Pramod Mahajan has caused just as much loss to
the government when he was the Minister of Communication.
(Reply to A. GHOSE)- Kamesh says: Agree (18)

Disagree (0)
Ghose, you should know that Raja was asked to put in
papers, only after 2 years. This period was sufficient for Recommend (6)
him to fudge the records. Now Sibal has been given the
charge of Telecom so that he can go through the records Offensive
and see to it that all the papers that do not stand LEGAL
scrutiny are either corrected or removed from the Ministry
files. Everything is being done smartly so that the name of
MAHARANI SONIA, who is the MAIN BENEFICIARY in all
the scams, does not surface. As to MMS he is just bidding
his time and praying the Lord to call him, while he is in
office, so that he may get some space in Nehru-Gandhi
Graveyard near Rajghat.
(Reply to Kamesh)- BSChandru. says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Please send their(Sonia etc) deposit account and the
amount to some court or Sri Subrahmanya swamy who is Recommend (0)
fighting this 2g scam case in SC. Why are you shirking?
/bsc Offensive
(Reply to BSChandru.)- Kamesh says: Agree (7)

Disagree (0)
I would be glad to do so. Just send the Queen Bee to me
and I will whip her to get the required information in Recommend (2)
national interest.
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(Reply to A. GHOSE)- BSChandru. says: Agree (0)

Disagree (3)
Dear Ghosh, Not so much as Rs.1,76,000crores by
Mahajan; only about half of it or little less. And also He Recommend (0)
raised the rate of the land phone of the common man to
help the Mobile companies and left the cabinet. People Offensive
say he had a big purse. His brother wanted some of it. So
the brother shot him as he did not oblige- all as per media
report. No hands are clean. Satyendra dube was shot dead
in a week, as he wrote a confidetial letter to the then PM
MR.ABV, about the corruption in highway department
under PM. Everybody thinks others are wrong./bsc
Nirav says: Agree (6)

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excellent article Mr Nag...we keep emphasizing that he is Recommend (1)
honest but not letting know your billion citizens inspite of being
aware of everything...dont u think this is dishonesty to the Offensive
citizens of india...how would u react if an employee in your
company cheated you and the other employee clearly aware
and infact helped him cannot take the shelter that he is not
guilty...law will also not support him..and why r we so confident
that MMS has not benefited out of this 2G scam without having
proper evidence..let court do its job and will come out with truth
if the party doesn't interfere...and he not accepting a JPC
means there is something fishy in between...had he acted
strong and allowed for a JPC he would have atleast got some
benefit of doubt and the indians would have supported him...not
going for JPC again proves that he cannot take any action
without Janpath 10 approval...
Sumeet says: Agree (0)

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Wonder if our takes would have been the same had MMS been Recommend (0)
bold and decisive, to my mind he is beta version of what we
would wann ppl to lead us, i don’t wann a politician , with Offensive
flavours of scams and corruption. rather i would like to see
professionals who are at helm
Ramkumar says: Agree (11)

Disagree (1)
Well Said Sir..With all due respect to Mr. Manmohan Singh, the Recommend (5)
country needs a hard fisted ruler and not an honest and
diligent employee. Politics is not business or a classroom of Offensive
economy. Although Singhji is not party to any corruption,he is
too much educated to stoop down and chain the hands of his
own corrupted ministers.
sk says: Agree (3)

Disagree (16)
mr nag r u eying the pm post. aapko pm bane de. aapko Recommend (0)
frustration nikale ke siway kuch aur aata hai. i thin u r the most
useless, frustated cribbing guy. what have u done in life. have u Offensive
ever thought how complex is politics in india. if by chance some
good fellows come in politics, too educated people like u will
throw him out. answer this question to urself, how could dr
manmohan singh lose elections from south delhi after
performing so wonderfully as finance minister. so from that i
mean indian people do not elect because people like mms, shiv
khera lose elections from the most educated constiteunses. so
it is our good fortune that god has graced with such a good pm.
i think u r the most honest person as no links with radia etc but
u r the most useless person also. just keep cribbing.
(Reply to sk)- salil kamat says: Agree (6)

Disagree (0)
we need a Prime minister to decide matters not educated
fellow just to grumble against corruption, being PM hecan't Recommend (0)
curb dishonest Min? Any citizen of India has right to "say".
Don't ask about eyeing position. What big thing MS has Offensive
done? Can he get "ELECTED" from const.? Being head of
cab.
(Reply to sk)- kk says: Agree (7)

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most of south delhi electorates are sardars , and your
honest mms said then, "1986 sikhs killing was not due to Recommend (1)
congress and no congress man was involved in those
killings". this is your honest MMS then who will elect him ? Offensive
? you should have some basic honesty or be totally corrupt
or criminal so that the peoples are afraid of you to vote for
you or keep away from voting against you .
Venkat says: Agree (8)

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Aptly written and I concur with what Kingshuk says. Manmohan Recommend (1)
singh has never been corrupt and doesn't intend to be corrupt
well. However, to distance himself from his scandalous Offensive
colleagues and to retain his good name, he has to resign if he
cannot control the shysters who are ministers in his cabinet.
(Reply to Venkat)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (5)

Disagree (0)
He is heading a 'gang of corrupt Ministers Protected by
Law. He has failed miserably, if he continues , he will only Recommend (0)
do more damage only. He should Quit immediately, if he
wants to save himself otherwise Italian family will eat him Offensive
away.
KiPa says: Agree (7)

Disagree (0)
Atleast now, some sane voices coming out (even though they r Recommend (3)
whispers)
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Viany Misra says: Agree (4)

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Your thought is well appreciated . Now the era of single party is Recommend (1)
over and India should be ready to such debacle in future .I
believe in ruling party policy . and not agree what the Offensive
opposition is done to boycott the parliament . the main evil is
corruption every one condemn , but no one take step to
eradicate . when In India future citizen can not get admission of
their choice and for suitable admission need to pay gratification
we the people of India accept the situation . In India dishonesty
is glamorised whereas honesty while sitting in the corner keep
her self mum . can you find any circumstances in present day
that honesty is honoured . There are many officer in India who
are honest but we can not have the list of those . our children
growing under the umbrella of corruption they don’t find a
statement to whom they make their own idol . Do you find any
Sh Radha Krishnana , Raj Gopalachari, Lal Bahadur Shastri ,
Abdule Kalam in present India . Unless and untill honest is
honoured people of the country will never try to be honest . I
feel people are honest not because of they are by act honest ,
but because they did not get opportunity to indulge in
dishonesty. I have no hesitation to say that the sensex of
morality and honesty has gone down in minus are you disagree
?
Shyama Prasad Ray says: Agree (6)

Disagree (0)
Hats off to mr kingshuk Nag for such bold article. it appears Recommend (3)
that you have snatched the thoughts of millions of people of
this country and have come out with clear reasoning as to why Offensive
mms should resign.Our PM maybe honest to the core but he is
exactly acting like Dhritarashtra of our famous epic
Mahabharata. Knowing fully well what was going wrong he is
conspicuous by his protracted silence and to this extent he is
definitely guilty. When it comes to running the interest of a
country one must learn from Chinese irrespective theie proud
and high handed behavior. I wonder why should a dignified
person like mms should stick to power at any cost. Some time I
have pity for mms.
Lal Narang says: Agree (3)

Disagree (0)
WE KEEP ON HEARING ABOUT THE UNIMPEACHABLE Recommend (1)
CHARACTER OF THE PRIME MINISTER. NO ONE
DISAGREES. HE IS THE CLEANEST MAN IN THE Offensive
GOVERNMENT. BUT IS IT ENOUGH TO BE A PRIME
MINISTER? A PRIME MINISTER'S BASIC DUTY TOWARDS
HIS PEOPLE AND NATION IS TO PROVIDE CLEAN AND
TRUST WORTHY GOVERNMENT. HE HAS THE POWERS TO
ENSURE THAT NEGATIVE ELEMENTS DO NOT SEEP IN
THE WORKING OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT
OF THE NATION AND ITS PEOPLE. HAS HE PROVEN
EFFECTIVE IN THIS REGARD? A UNANIMOUS ANSWER
WILL BE"NO-NOT AT ALL" A PRIME MINISTER IS
SUPPOSED TO DICTATE AND NOT BE DICTATED.
UNFORTUNATELY HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DICTATED AND
THERE IS NARY AN OCCASION WHERE HE HAS
EXERCISED HIS RIGHT TO DICTATE. THIS IS
DERELICTION OF HIS DUTY TOWARDS THE NATION FOR
WHICH A HEAVY PRICE HAS ALREADY BEEN PAID. A
PERSON WITH FULL CONVICTION OF HIS INTEGRITY WILL
NOT HESITATE ANY AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE THE
CRIMES LIKE FRAUDS,CORRUPTIONS AND
BLACKMAILING...BUT HE HAS STRONGLY REJECTED
FORMATION OF JPC..A COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF
HONOURABLE M.Ps OF PARLIAMENT ..SO IT WOULD
SEEM THAT HE HAS AGAIN DISALLOWED FAIR TRIAL OF
OFFENDERS WHO HAVE IMMENSELY HARMED THE
COUNTRY. AS SUCH HE HAS LOST HIS RIGHT TO BE THE
PRIME MINISTER OF THE BIGGEST DEMOCRACY IN THE
WORLD. SENTIMENTS DO NOT RULE THE NATIONS BUT
ACTIONS DO. SO MR. PRIME MINISTER IS OBLIGED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE MUCK WHICH SURROUNDS HIM
AND RETIRE PEACEFULLY WITH HONOUR RATHER THAN
BE FORCED TO RETIRE AND LOSE ALL THAT HE HAS
EARNED.
(Reply to Lal Narang)- world citizen says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
honourable members of parliament !!!!! are they really
honest and honourable? Recommend (1)
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Sadasivan says: Agree (8)

Disagree (0)
While I too agree that MM should be "sacked',he is not "so Recommend (3)
honest',as he is made out to be.Actually he is a very great
threat to the very existence of India as a Sovereign Nation,as Offensive
he is a Globalist,member Club Of Rome,and a suspected
PLANT of the Rothschilds.Please google for "MM Singh and
the Rothschilds".
Parbat Singh Panwar says: Agree (7)

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King Sir you started like a king, but like Harisingh of Kashmir Recommend (3)
faltered at the end. Most of the facts were known prior of this
Lok-Shabha election about Raja and 2G , there was minor Offensive
tussel in appointing Raja and that too on the same chairs, but
these power brokers managed well to do so ! Prior to UPA 1 It
was known that MMS is the Sonia's candidate and the drama
was played. MMS was a proxy PM and it was known to
common man ; Advani only said so from higher platform . As a
reader i can't write a blog. In nut cell PM is not required to be
honest but a competent one ; where MMS failed miserably and
proved himself as proxy and weakest PM till date, Why you
tried to justify his act or write his explanation, Sir ?
Mahesha Prasad Neerkaje says: Agree (4)

Disagree (0)
Fantastic opinion! You echo our thoughts dear journalist.. Keep Recommend (1)
it up!
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S L Gera says: Agree (1)

Disagree (2)
You have said it all but I do not agree with you when you say Recommend (0)
that he is not suitable for the post of Prime Minister because he
lacks political experience. It is his greatness that he feels Offensive
indebted to his master Soniaji and that is why he works on her
directions. On his own, he would have proved the best and the
honest Prime Minister. The poor fellow has lost all his image
that he had built during the long years. Given a choice, he
would not have liked to stake his image of a clean and honest
person, but he seems to be helpless and is not allowed to
resign as Soniaji has not so far been able to search a
trustworthy person like him who could dance on her tunes. I
have great respect for Dr Manmohan Singh as a clean man.
Bharatvasi says: Agree (13)

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Mr. Nag has hit the nail on the head. What use is Manmohan Recommend (5)
Singh's probity, integrity, honesty if he overtly or covertly
ignores the money-making machine that his cabinet colleagues Offensive
and partymen have become. No amount of Manmohan Singh's
semantics or the verbal jugglery of Abhishek Singhvi, Manish
Tewari or Jayanthi Natarajan can hide the fact that something
has gone wrong, horribly wrong, in the UPA-II. Raja cares a
hoot, Kalmadi laughs at the boot, Pawar never bothered to
pause in hus pursuit for more wealth when the rice was rotting,
prices of food stuff was going through the ceiling and there is a
war between the mandarins of External Affairs and bureaucrats
of Home Ministry. Is this the way to run the Govt, let alone the
country?
Kiran KUmar P.S says: Agree (7)

Disagree (0)
I Hope Our Prime minister will read the phrase ...."So Recommend (2)
Manmohan Singh became the Prime Minister of the country but
in some ways — pardon my saying so — he was the Prime Offensive
Minister to the “maharani”.
maran says: Agree (1)

Disagree (5)
Good to know the Prime Minister is weak.Also glad to know that Recommend (0)
regional parties are in a demanding position. How long can the
regional parties and states ruled by opposition parties living at Offensive
the mercy of the Central government. weak Central government
and stronger State governments is the future for India.
unquestionable power to the central government to dissolve or
dismiss a state government is not going to happen and should
not happen in future. Blaming Raja fully for the scam is full of
nonsense. Good they are not blaming him for the corruption
during the Common wealth games. What ever said and done, it
is during karunanidhi"s regime Tamil nadu state has been

seeing lot of growth and infra structure developments etc,. It is
certainly bitter for many North Indians to see Tamil Nadu
enjoying the number one position as the best developed state in
India. People live there peacefully. law and order is still under
control. God BLESS INDIA WITH A WEAKER CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT. MAN MOHAN SINGH IS DOING A GOOD
JOB. LEAVE HIM ALONE.
(Reply to maran)- shriram says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
I am also a tamilian and it seems you have not ventured
out to see real progress in other states.I am in the area of Recommend (0)
Infrastucture finance, covering all most all parts of the sate
and vouch,each and every minister, ward councillor,Village Offensive
presidents, loot the sanctioned money to develop
roads,desilting works etc. Do you know that as on date
each and every one, carry a liability of Rs.14,000/-? The
government spends recklessly in the name of
development,though nothing worth to mention happens in
the ground level. Everywhere corruption rules beyond
anyone's imagination. See the road condition,except
national highway, or go to any bus stand, everywhere you
can see a bumpy ride with potholes with plenty of filth.
People have become lazy as they are getting everything
free. The most criminal and damaging thing that can
happen to this state by Karuna and co is wiping out of
democratic practices, by bribing the voters. It started with
Thirumangalam, where the strong man,Azhagiri controls
and repeated this shame all byelections. I would like to
ask Mr.Maran, where did Karunanidhi got all these
money?.. It is the loot that got re-distributed. Nothing but,
robbing Peter to pay Paul.If you are proud of this feat, then
there is fundamentally something wrong in your
approach.You have indirectly admitted that Raja is deep
neck involved in this scam, by saying," blaming raja fully"
remark. Do not show any sympathy for person like Raja or
shamelessly project south- north divide, a typical jargon,
mastered by the present ruler,as nation's precious resource
is looted. Imagine a theif enters your house and loot,catch
him red handed, and if you came to know that he is a
sympathiser of DMK, will you allow him to go scot free?
.The same yardstick should apply to those who loot public
money. Don't look through jaundicied eyes.Head gets
blockage means,paralysis occur. it applies to governence
also.Tamil nadu is not an island,it is a part of centre. If the
nation fails,every one,too.
Gurender says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
Kudos!!Mr.Kingshuk for this immaculate editorial.The power of Recommend (1)
reigning the Indian democracy should be handed over to a
young,dynamic and empowered person who can Offensive
understand,how to react in times when national fidelity is
breached by the elected babus adressed as " Mantri's".India
had seen spree of scams spawning periodically through out the
year in 2010.But the only easy action taken by the government
is just axe the minister from the party or just from power but
what about the money, which is taken away from the Indian
reserve,the money of all mediocre Indian population.MMS is
very honest and erudite person in the field of economics and
finance but being a supreme power of the country he is unable
to curb mushrooming dirty politics of national infirngement is a
matter of disgrace for Indian democracy and for Congress.If a
coalition government is formed then the supreme of the
government(i.e Prime Minister) should have temporal power on
each and every minister's which are in his cabinet,not like
Mr.Disgrace(Raja)and Karunanidhi relation.
vinod kumar says: Agree (14)

Disagree (0)
I have a great regard for Manmohan Singhji as an Economist. Recommend (6)
But, I think, he is not a suitable person for the post of PM. He
has never shown his strength as Prime Minister. Yes, in Offensive
coalition government, PM has to make a balance among
different political parties, but it should not be at the cost of
dignity of the post of Prime Minister or Nation. I do agree with
the writer, Manmohan Singhji should quit now as PM.
(Reply to vinod kumar)- Gulbagh says: Agree (4)

Disagree (1)
Do you remember how NDA PM Atal was bothered by
Jailalita, Mamta and Maya behanchodi. This is coalition Recommend (0)
government. There is quota system for ministers
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(Reply to Gulbagh)- mshagv says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
Gulbagh Sir may please be nice in writing.
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Rakesh Katyal says: Agree (30)

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I somehow donot agree to the comment that MMS is honest. Recommend (15)
He may not have much greed of money. But he has the greed
of chair and power. So inspite of his puppet status and that no Offensive
mister listens to him he is happily clinging on top his chair to
satisfy his greed. That it is causing immense loss to teh nation
does not bother him. So how he is different from a Pawar or a
Raja I cannot understand.
(Reply to Rakesh Katyal)- AA says: Agree (5)

Disagree (0)
Yes, I found a supporter in you who is saying the same
thing, I am saying to my friends and in my comments for Recommend (2)
so long...since the days of nuclear debate. He is as greedy
as others in exchange of allowing wrong things to take Offensive
place. In place of money he needs name, fame and chair
and fooling people and our nation by cashing on his old
clean image. He actually wants to sell his this image on
every issue whenever his actions are questioned instead of
replying objectively. He has become corrupt in mind and
character who has chosen to become blind to the harm
that he is allowing to happen to India. he has sold out his
soul. He shows no respect for democracy and right of
opposition and people to seek answers from him. This is
disgusting that media has till this date (except this article)
chosen to defend him and continue to portray him as
honest and on the contrary questions the motives of
opposition to question MMS. He is not above the good of
nation. Time has come that he is shown the reality by
asking him to stop chanting mantras of his personal
honesty and demand for his ouster shouw grow louder and
louder.
alok sen says: Agree (7)

Disagree (1)
BY ALLOWING THIS TO COME OUT EVEN THE T.o.I has Recommend (1)
realised that it is no longer possible to shield the P.M. T.o.I
mderators have been axing MANY comments on this SPECIFIC Offensive
POSITION Mr.Singh is placed and the authority weilded by
extra-constitutional authorities who have not taken Oath Of
Office. Mr.Singh is kept as P.M as the stand by for some one
else but even that possibility looks worse than the current
scenario. Ceasor's wife's chastity did not help the Roman
Empire because the Caesors became corrupt and maniacs with
power and perversion
(Reply to alok sen)- anand Yadav says: Agree (4)

Disagree (24)
Manmohan Singh is the best man for the job and best
possible prime minister for india. His strength has been Recommend (1)
recoginised in past as well. Kindly let us know any one
BJP who can lead the nation. If yes than I will not agree Offensive
and if no than I will say you shut up because Manmohan
has actually dealt with the 2G scam quite well, Raja is out
and being pursued by CBI , the notional loss report is
being looked into. He has appointed Kapil Sibal to the
telecom department , the supreme courts questions have
been answered, so why should he resign ? The only thing
he has been resisting is the creation of a JPC , but then
he has given his reasons, it is a known fact that JPC's
haven't acheived anything ever. In any case this is more a
criminal matter as even Arun Shourie pointed out in his
recent matter , there are high level bureaucrats involved
who would love to turn this into a political battle so that
they remain hidden.
(Reply to anand Yadav)- Rakesh Katyal Agree (9)

says:
Disagree (4)
I think any political leader from BJP or its allies like Arun Recommend (0)
Jaitley, Nitish to name a few will do a better job that MMS.
They will atleast place national interest above loyalty to Offensive
Gori mem. If JPC has achieved nothing has CBI achieved
anything in past. So how does CBI inquiry help. Regarding
Kapil Sibal don't forget he is the person who defended
Justice Ramaswamy and gave a big push to corruption in
the country.
(Reply to anand Yadav)- Yogesh Shastri Agree (5)

says:
Disagree (2)
Dear Anand, Manmohan singh is the worst PM ever. Look Recommend (2)
at his achievements - Growing Inflation, Escalating Prices,
Mumbai in Terror, Naxalism on rampage. Add to this the Offensive
corruptions in 2G and CWG. If you still say he is the best
ever, I don't have to say anything
sampath says: Agree (16)

Disagree (1)
It is not that Mr Manmohan Singh is dishonest that counts here, Recommend (7)
it is his support that promotes irregularities is troubling many of
his supporters. Why did he choose Mr Thomas for the post of Offensive
CVC? For any promotion, even if one is known to be
corrupt(tainted) should not be selected. It is strange that Mr
Thomas was selected for the post of CVC though one of the
members wrote a dissent.It is this support to tainted has spoil t
his fair name
Atma Gandhi says: Agree (0)

Disagree (11)
Manmohan Singh is an honest man and is also competent. Recommend (0)
Diagreed. He is heading
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(Reply to Atma Gandhi)- Ashok Gupta Agree (16)

says:
Disagree (1)
Sardar Manmohan Singh may be Honest but proved to be Recommend (5)
most incompetent and impotent person holding of that
chair P.M. Offensive
SANJAY KUMAR says: Agree (14)

Disagree (1)
This arrangement has given a jolt to the Parliamentary Recommend (4)
democracy .The status of the PM has been denigrated to the
position with all accountability with bounded authority .The Offensive
Cong party in the interest of should give space to the PM who
is remote controlled by Madam .This is not in the interest of the
democracy as a whole .The coaliltion partners should also
respect the democratic tradition .With changing time every
player should adopt new change without raping the basic
cannons of democracy.
sunil says: Agree (9)

Disagree (13)
This is a very mindless conclusion.Quitting will do what Mr Recommend (1)
Nag??Do u think quitting is just another act??It is not as
simple as it seems.Just imagine YOU were a PM..what would Offensive
have been your actions????
(Reply to sunil)- RV says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Put the corrupt behind bars and initiated a bill to form a
totally independent body to investigate corruption in any Recommend (0)
form. Just by asking people not to indulge in corruption is
not going to do anything. Offensive
(Reply to sunil)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (4)

Disagree (0)
Take action against the Ministers who are involved in
these scams, see that they are behind bars. If at the P.M. Recommend (0)
you have no power to act then better resign, or in any case
people will throw you out. Sardar Manmahan Singh will be Offensive
remembered in the History as most incompetent/ impotent/
toothless/ and biggest shielder of corrupts. He is heading a
team of Most corrupt Ministers protected by law.
Sachetak says: Agree (18)

Disagree (3)
All this talk of MMS resigning voluntarily is meaningless. Sonia Recommend (7)
had not forced or arm-twisted Manmohan Singh- he willingly
accepted to stand PROXY for her. Perhaps, the media has Offensive
forgotten the innocent comment of his (MMS's) grandson - 'it
would have been better if he had been made FM as he can't
refuse Sonia'.
(Reply to Sachetak)- Lal Narang says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
HE IS SUPPOSED TO SERVE THE INTERESTS OF
INDIA AS PER THE OATH TAKEN BY HIM AND OF Recommend (0)
SONIA BECAUSE SHE WANTED HIM AS P.M.-SO
THERE IS DERELICTION OF DUTY AS WELL BREACH Offensive
OF TRUST OF BILLION INDIANS..NO INDIVIDUAL CAN
BE GREATER THAN A NATION. IN FACT ONE AT THE
PRIME POSITION IS SUPPOSED TO GIVE MAXIMUM
..SO WHERE DOES IT PUT HIM?
(Reply to Lal Narang)- Agree (0)

bschandrashekhara says:
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RAja of DMK also had taken oath/bsc Recommend (0)
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Rishabh K Rana says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
some time i wonder do we common man really care? i mean Recommend (1)
what if swiss bank has got so much of Indian currency that it
can support the the god-dam country for many years ,so raja Offensive
scam is another thing come next year another magnamious
scam will b there who cares a fig?
Vox Populi says: Agree (9)

Disagree (3)
Manmohan Singh should be held accountable. He is the most Recommend (4)
unpatriotic politician given the post he occupies. Shame on him
for placing the country second! Let us call a spade a spade. Offensive
Mr.PM is a Desha Drohi!!! He stood by and watched the
country being raped!
(Reply to Vox Populi)- anand Tezasvi says: Agree (4)

Disagree (10)
possible prime minister for india so far. His strength has Recommend (2)
been recoginised in past as well. Kindly let us know any
one BJP or other party leader who is clean and lead the Offensive
nation better than manmohan. If yes than I will not agree
and if no than I will say you shut up because Manmohan
has actually dealt with the 2G scam quite well, Raja is out
and being pursued by CBI , the notional loss report is
being looked into. He has appointed Kapil Sibal to the
telecom department , the supreme courts questions have
been answered, so why should he resign ? The only thing
he has been resisting is the creation of a JPC , but then

he has given his reasons, it is a known fact that JPC's
haven't acheived anything ever. In any case this is more a
criminal matter as even Arun Shourie pointed out in his
recent matter , there are high level bureaucrats involved
who would love to turn this into a political battle so that
they remain hidden.
Gagan says: Agree (14)

Disagree (0)
This is surprising that this analysis has taken so long to come Recommend (6)
out in media while it could be foreseen in 2004 itself when our
country had the disgraceful moment of having a nominated PM Offensive
instead of elected PM. It is only possible in India that someone
has supreme power without any accountability and all the party
members will stoop to any level to please their political master.
How How our country is going to develop when most of our
leaders have extraordinary flexible backbone.
(Reply to Gagan)- Sufal says: Agree (7)

Disagree (0)
Very true. This is how congress is ruling India from last 60
years. Recommend (4)
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Anand Shreekar, USA says: Agree (7)

Disagree (0)
Dr Manmohan Singh is a man of impeccable integrity and a Recommend (1)
brilliant economist. As a Finance Minister he did an excellent
job and delivered wonderful results. But as a Prime Minister of Offensive
the country he owes his allegiance to the Indian Constitution
and people of the country, nobody else event it may be the
Congress president. He is doing a great disservice to the
position of the Prime Minister by not excercising his authority to
control the rampant corruption on his Govt, the greatest has
been the 2G scam and the CWG. As a PM he owns total
accountibility for conduct of his cabinet ministers and the
bureaucracy. He can not shift the responsibility to any body
else. He should have taken immediate and swift action during
the CWG scandals and 2G scams to uphold his own dignity as
well as that of the position he holds. This should have done so
much of good to the country as well as to the Congress party.
It could have enhanced the image of the party and it's
electroral prospects. Mr Singh has nothing to lose or fear as he
is a dry honest man.
(Reply to Anand Shreekar, USA)- Ashok Agree (4)

Gupta says:
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While I agree with you on most of your points you have Recommend (0)
mentioned about Sardar Manmohan Singh. The last point
where my disagreement with you " Mr.Singh has nothing to Offensive
fear or lose". Now he is in a position where he has
practically lost everything except the chair. He dare not to
face JPC, knowing well, so much will be exposed, because
he kept mum for vitually more than two years under the
advice of the Italian Family, when this Scam was
happening. He can't answer 'why did he keep mum', being
a P.M. After all he is the head of the Govt. He is supposed
to be accountable for the misdeeds of his Minister. For
example: If a war takes place with say Pakistan or China,
and Defence Minister fails to act, will he not be held
responsible just because he is not heading a particular
Ministry. I repeat 'Sardar Manmohan Singh has failed
miserably as P.M of this country'.
(Reply to Anand Shreekar, USA)- Agree (0)

BSChandru. says:
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I agree with you in many points. As said below about Recommend (0)
defence minister, Raja DMK had some independent
powers to take decision. So he neglected the PM's advice Offensive
and sold the '2G' in old rate taking his own decision. Now,
after CAG reort he resigned. PM did his job of advising
him. So he need not resign and create a new problem to
forget the previous one./bsc
shashank says: Agree (1)

Disagree (12)
Manmohan Singh is the best man for the job. He has actually Recommend (1)
dealt with the 2G scam quite well, Raja is out and being
pursued by CBI , the notional loss report is being looked into. Offensive
He has appointed Kapil Sibal to the telecom department , the
supreme courts questions have been answered, so why should
he resign ? The only thing he has been resisting is the creation
of a JPC , but then he has given his reasons, it is a known fact
that JPC's haven't acheived anything ever. In any case this is
more a criminal matter as even Arun Shourie pointed out in his
recent matter , there are high level bureaucrats involved who
would love to turn this into a political battle so that they remain
hidden.
(Reply to shashank)- Rajesh Ayodhyawasi Agree (7)

says:
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a proxi man to the top post of nation, with all the Recommend (1)
commitments to a lady and not the nation is a great
shame to any democracy. mind it we are the largest Offensive
democracy, not the best performing decocracy.
(Reply to Rajesh Ayodhyawasi)- Ashok Agree (3)

Gupta says:
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I like your sarcasam : "A proxi man to the top post of the Recommend (0)
nation, with all the commitmets to a 'foreign' lady and not
to the nation". It is really shameful for the people of this Offensive
country.
Amarjit says: Agree (10)

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India has been under defunct political leaders since 1947 Recommend (2)
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(Reply to Amarjit)- anand tezasvi says: Agree (0)

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possible prime minister for india so far. His strength has
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been recoginised in past as well. Kindly let us know any
one BJP or other party leader who is clean and lead the Offensive
nation better than manmohan. If yes than I will not agree
and if no than I will request you to keep quite because
Manmohan has actually dealt with the 2G scam quite well,
Raja is out and being pursued by CBI , the notional loss
report is being looked into. He has appointed Kapil Sibal to
the telecom department , the supreme courts questions
have been answered, so why should he resign ? The only
thing he has been resisting is the creation of a JPC , but
then he has given his reasons, it is a known fact that
JPC's haven't acheived anything ever. In any case this is
more a criminal matter as even Arun Shourie pointed out
in his recent matter , there are high level bureaucrats
involved who would love to turn this into a political battle
so that they remain hidden.
(Reply to anand tezasvi)- kk says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
repeating your comments many times over, copy and paste
does not give any credence . please contribute some thing Recommend (0)
different. you have a right to air your thinking
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Capt.A.S.Sehmi says: Agree (4)

Disagree (1)
People of India have voted to governance different political Recommend (0)
parties that are lacking the real intellectual
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rahul says: Agree (3)

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i dont know why, but somewhere i smell its all congress big Recommend (0)
game plan, to make this 2G issue very big. So in end the P.M
has to leave this post Offensive
Nick says: Agree (13)

Disagree (0)
When Advani said during campaign that MMS is the weakest Recommend (3)
prime minister and try to bring attention to insult to the position
by MMS and Sonia, many voters went with "integrity" and Offensive
"honesty". Forget about 2G scam for a moment. I hope those
voters like the price they are paying buying their daily veggies?
Next time go with a true leader, even if he/she is nasty. He/she
will pickup the tab and not you.
B.K.Chatterjee says: Agree (7)

Disagree (1)
Kingshuk Nag has articulated his and probably very large Recommend (2)
followers extremely well. The country needs a PM who is not
only HONEST but a top ranking CEO cum POLITICIAN of India Offensive
Inc. Country cant afford to have A SAINT to be a PM. A SAINT
has a separate domain and should be installed correctly.
Akshit says: Agree (3)

Disagree (1)
Corruption is the main hindrance in India's path to achieve Recommend (0)
better life for its millions - forget about super or economic
power. Corruption has grown like bushfire in Manmohan's Offensive
tenure, with several indicators of his inability to govern. He
should consider giving up this post which, rightly speaking
never belonged to him. To run a country full of unscrupulous
selfish rulers we need a politician, not a scholar.
Charvi says: Agree (2)

Disagree (1)
Corruption is the main hindrance in India's path to achieve Recommend (1)
better life for its millions - forget about super or economic
power. Corruption has grown like bushfire in Manmohan's Offensive
tenure, with several indicators of his inability to govern. He
should consider giving up this post which, rightly speaking
never belonged to him. To run a country full of unscrupulous
selfish rulers we need a politician, not a scholar.
Injun in North Carolina says: Agree (0)

Disagree (5)
An idiotic write-up. While true that the PM is seriously Recommend (0)
hamstrung by his circumstances (Sonya Gandhi, coalition
politics,etc.), changing horses in mid-stream would do more Offensive
damage than not. The only way to get a new man in the PM's
office ought to be through elections. A case could be made
that, given the recent scandals (e.g., CWC, Telecom fire-sale,
etc.), a snap election should be held. In absence of that Singh
should stay put and continue doing what he was elected to do.
(Reply to Injun in North Carolina)- Ashok Agree (6)

Gupta says:
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Before the snap elections announced bt the Iatalian family, Recommend (0)
Rahul will be asked to takeover and all misdeeds of this
UPA II will be put on Sardarji's Shoulders telling to the Offensive
masses that Sardarji proved to be incompetent for the
highest post.
Punawala says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
The arguments are not convincing enough. Recommend (0)
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Mopedbrumm says: Agree (3)

Disagree (1)
Well justified arguments and there is no doubt in any sane mind Recommend (1)
that PM Singh must resign. In fact in every street corner you
hear this new buzz that Mr. PM must resign. It's a pity that Mr. Offensive
Pm has to to go through this as in my opinion; he's like a weak
parent to a child gone bad. Mr. Singh has seen the freedom
struggle and then the eventually arrived moment of freedom.
He knows it all. And I guess he still believes in the Congress
party manifesto barring a few influential people's ideologies
which seem to have embarrassed the Congress Party time and
again. That's like a bad influence on a child and the onus is on
the parent to rectify. Mr. Singh was the quiet parent any way,
and he was busy doing more important stuff which mustn't
deny. Now he sees an obstinate and corrupt child who he
despises but can't quite give up upon. At his age anyone would
reckon it is the biggest predicament one has to go through.
Spare some thoughts for the man otherwise he is.
A.M.Abhyankar says: Agree (9)

Disagree (0)
I am a professional engineer and not affiliated to any party. I as Recommend (5)
an engineer is expected to be honest to my profession.Honesty
and Morality is being used only with reference to financial Offensive
propriety. In that context our PM has no visible cracks. However
in the chair of the PM Honesty needs to be reffered in the
context of the outcome. Meaning what is going on under your
supervision is allowed with his full concurrance, in which case
he is a party to it. Mearly sending a disagreement note is like
the opposition leader in the appointment of CVC. If he really
does not agree but allows it happen can we call it honesty in
profession? Honesty should be judged in the context of
Dharma you hold at the time. In this context can we boast of
him as being HONEST? If he is he can address the nation on
media and justify the acts or no acts. This will restore his
immage what the PM stands for.
Tapan biswas says: Agree (2)

Disagree (1)
Thanks Kingshuk Nag, thoughtful write up. Thanks again to Recommend (2)
educate NRI's like us, who indeed repatriate huge chunk of
foreign exchange to the tune of US$ 40 Billion PA, with hope Offensive
that the hard earned money would be used to buy advanced
technology and machinery to steer the country to higher glory,
reducing poverty,creating job,providing health and housing to
all. Its sad that the blessing of democracy has turned to be a
demon. Few still stay as Maharaja and the inner member of
royal corteri while the rest billion stay as slave and work for
them. Are we still so ill informed and uneducated, that we keep
tolerating these Jokers ruining the country. Do we still need to
be proud of such democracy,where people yet remain ignorant
to send honest and loyal citizens as their reprsentative.
ashish says: Agree (30)

Disagree (5)
All this is true, no doubt about it. But the lure of the chair and Recommend (13)
its perks ( even without real power ) seem to have let corruption
and the desire for a privileged life seep into the so-called Offensive
honest PM.
(Reply to ashish)- shamsher says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
thats the truth you can dicribe in thousand words or in a
simple one word the chair Recommend (0)
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(Reply to shamsher)- hrr says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
Exactly it is the chair. But the chair has become increasingl
sticky. Recommend (0)
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R.Kannan says: Agree (1)

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If instead of MMS, Sonia had been PM, the problem of Raja Recommend (0)
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ajay says: Agree (7)

Disagree (1)
I can give you one reason why Manmohan Singh will not Recommend (4)
resign. The reason is the same one that led to his rapid rise in
the Indian administrative hierarchy. Do not ask tough questions, Offensive
suck up to the bosses.
Krishan says: Agree (0)

Disagree (1)
So the conclusion is that our PM Mr. Singh should resign Recommend (0)
because he is no empowered. My simple question to Kingshuk
is: How is it possible to have empowered PM when the control Offensive
is still going to be with 10 Janpath or so called Maharani. This
all indicates that we are in a bit better situation that otherwise. I
am really not into nitty-gritty of polity but can understand
common mass and country concerns. We are just sitting docks,
waiting for another scam to hit us.
Hari Kohli says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
After reading your thoughts. I am putting my two cents from far Recommend (0)
away lands from where one can see a much larger view. We
see that politicians of all hue and cry making noices. In my Offensive
opinion it is not a matter of any particular party. All parties have
their members caught with their hands in the jar. Problem lies
with our collective greed. I do not think that any political party is
to be blamed. People shift parties and positions. Corruption is
a matter of opportunity for most people. Those who do not get
a chance they cry foul. All are shouting and stopping
government to function, it is bad for country. Corruption is a
crime and should be dealt by the people who are professional.
It is not the function of parliament, Members should see that it
is taken up by professionals. Again just imagine if all the police
and CBI is tracking guilty, who will fight other crimes.
Corruption is so rampent that it needs a huge infrastucture to
deal with this menance. Politions are just shouting on the
fringes or leaves of the tree and the roots are hidden under the
bush. All needed is a mirror and polititions to look at it before
saying any word. The other point is that going against business
is not right. It is the officers and polititions which allow business
to be involved and are following conditions set by government
officers and polititions. Business at least contribute to GDP?
HK
M.Kapoor says: Agree (1)

Disagree (1)
At the age of Manmohan singh it is impossible that he can Recommend (0)
handel not only travelling he is doing but the urgent matters
that he should look at in the country. I suggest a group of Offensive
Younger men ( Max Age 50 ) be placed unger him to be
groomed and guided in order to replace him in the next few
years. It is not a good service what he is doing to the country
by sticking to his chair. We need younger people to look after
the country which has so many problems.
AD says: Agree (3)

Disagree (0)
MMS must read this article. And if he still stays as PM, he has Recommend (2)
really rubbed shoulders with the thick politicians and aquired
some. Offensive
Shailendra Kumar says: Agree (15)

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Sanctity of Insttutions of Governance is key to democratic Recommend (5)
functioning of a nation state. The process of meddling with
institutions started long ago and the PM - UPA Chairperson Offensive
facade created after Dr Singh became the PM has set a
precedence creating centre of power without accounatbility. In
an era of coalition politics this will be mis used more and more.
In Jharkhand we have a similar arrangement wherein Shri
Soren is the Chairperson Of Coordination Committee and the
CM is from BJP ! on the model of Governance devised by
Congress due to its own compulsions at the Centre.. Who is
the accounatble..both... each individually, or no one...Others will
follow the suit in the name of providing good governance and
serving the poor..aam admi..
(Reply to Shailendra Kumar)- amarjit says: Agree (0)

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Indian constitution was framed with basic gurantees of sety
behaviour Recommend (0)
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Somak says: Agree (3)

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Kingshuk, Your piece is somewhat biased in that it attacks Recommend (1)
MMS's situation more than ascertaining that while
circumstances may bring man to a crossroad, but the Offensive
responsibility for choosing a one of the roads is man and man's
alone. Nobody disputes that MMS has to content with 2 power
centers (Sonia and coalition), but my question who chose to
put himself in that positon? Who accepted the PM's role in the
first place? Who knew beforehand that he would have to play
second fiddle to Sonia? The answer to all the above questions
is Manmohan Singh. What he "privately" complaints about
today was, or should have been, known to him before he
accepted the position. Did he not know the pitfalls of coalition
governments? Did he not know about Karunanidhi's gargantuan
appetite for money if not before the first term, then at least
after the first term? Besides, it was his business to know how
licenses were being disbursed in every ministry. If he did not

know, then he's culpable for that, for a CEO of any company
anywhere in the world cannot just wash his hands off saying he
had no knowledge of what people under him were doing - just
ask the BP CEO. And if he did know about it but still chose to
keep mum about it to please either Sonia or DMK then too he
must share as equal a blame as Raja for allowing the loot to
happen, whatever be the circumstances of the loot. He "lost"
his sleep when a nobody like Hanif was singled out by
Australia, yet he slept peacefully either not knowing what was
going on, or worse knowing about it but keeping quiet? That's
absurd. To be fair, MMS is human and one would be hard
pressed to find an Indian who would not want to be the PM, but
that does not absolve him of all blame. Frankly, I am sick of
hearing everyone talking about MMS's honesty and blaming
everyone else but nobody talking about the points I've raised in
this post, which should prove that MMS is no less culpable.
aazadh says: Agree (0)

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Iam sorry.I beg to differ on several points.Your analysis is lame. Recommend (0)
Consider this argument. First you agree MMS is honest,noble
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mshagv says: Agree (7)

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What is the use of honesty and competency if these are kept in Recommend (3)
a closet. And not applied on the ground.
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Jay says: Agree (22)

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What the hell happened? I was told by 'star economists' that all Recommend (10)
corruption was due to 'Nehru's socialist policies'. I was told way
back in 1992 that India will have no more problems because of Offensive
'Liberalization'. Capitalists are corrupt too? No way!!
(Reply to Jay)- Rajeev says: Agree (24)

Disagree (1)
Good one Jay!The semi-literates in the media and other
institutions always try to befool the lower-then-them IQ Recommend (13)
holders about the "Reforms" of 1991.The "opening" up of
economy with "reforms" has resulted us in the situation of Offensive
even worse "debt trap"(a term used by none other than
UPA-1 finance minister P Chidamabram during budget
presentation-ignored by the jokers in the media).Today
with the "de-regulation" even the gram panchayats,what to
speak about the Municipal corps and state governments,
are now directly going for foreign loans without any
feaibility check,repayment analysis and accountability and
there is hardly any money left for public welfare after
paying for interests of existing loans.Sadly, due to
visionless polity,leaderless government and regional
parties controlling the nation -all the burning national
issues are swept under the carpet. Last but not the
least,rather than Anglo-Saxon model of credit based
economy,our country needs a combination of Nehruvian,
German and French Models.
(Reply to Rajeev)- Sachin says: Agree (3)

Disagree (0)
I thought India needs Indian Model :(....
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(Reply to Rajeev)- BSChandrashekhara Agree (1)

says:
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I agree with your opinion on economic policy. Complete Recommend (1)
liberalization and capitalistic policey is not suitable to
India./bsc Offensive
(Reply to Jay)- Somak says: Agree (3)

Disagree (3)
If we had continued to follow the Nehruvian model, you
would not be getting your electronics, mobile services, Recommend (2)
range of options for cable tv, bazilion choices in
automobiles, broadband connectivity and what have you. Offensive
Have you forgotten the days of exactly 3 choices in
cars(Fiat, Ambi and later Maruti 800), being taxed heavily
at the airport if you so much as brought a nail cutter back
from "phoren", even more licence/quote/permit scandals
that happens in a closed economy (and I bet you're still
frothing at the mouth about Raja exploiting the remnants of
this Raj), and would be licking the boots of Pakistan
friendly Arabic countries (for domestic votes) and making
useless non aligned partnerships with toothless countries
instead of spending time in the company of such powers
as the US, Israel and what have you. The free houses,
phones, cars etc. for ministers that you and I complain
about was started by Nehru who copied the system from
the British. Natural resources of the country being hogged
by a few who got rich out of it was a dream child of Nehru.
Shoddy service and sub standard products that we were
used to was thanks to Nehru's socialist ideas. If today you
expect and demand Indian made goods to be of a high
quality, it's thanks to competition from foreign made goods
that started coming trickling in during the 90's and was
allowed in whole scale during the BJP's rule. There are
plenty of books on the mess that was called Nehruvian
Socialism. I suggest you read a few of those before
reminiscing. MMS and his government is culpabale for a
lot of things but the dark days of Nehru's socialist period
were much worse, which set India back by a good 20-30
years.
(Reply to Somak)- Rajeev says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
Sorry friend.While I am not an advocate of Nehruvian
model in totality-I am afraid that the points mentioned by Recommend (0)
you are terribly shallow.This is not about only 3 models of
car or 300 models in the market.This is about nation.We Offensive
need an informed debate here.
(Reply to Rajeev)- Somak says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Then, I suggest you read some of Tavleen Singh's pieces.
She may rant like a mad woman in some of her articles, Recommend (0)
but she also brings up excellent, and usually forgotten,
episodes of the bad old days of socialism and exactly why Offensive
the Nehruvian model needed to be disbanded. Indian
Express carries her articles. And you call having a choice
in products as shallow because today you take those
things for granted but when we did not have those choices,
we used to yearn for it. Consumer choices are not shallow
but an essential part of any economy. An economy is not
just about the input, output and profit of a country but also
about the lives of it's citizens.
(Reply to Somak)- Jay says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Somak, you're missing the point! In fact, it was Rajiv
Gandhi who commented on 3-model cars and lack of Recommend (0)
choice in 1985. Nobody ever said Nehru's model was still
relevant in 1990s. However, it is wrong to recognize their Offensive
relevance in 1950s. You already called Talveen Singh 'a
mad woman'. So, there should be no need to read her.
(Reply to Somak)- Jay says: Agree (0)

Disagree (1)
I totally agree with Rajeev. Your argument is shallow that
doesn't merit discussion. I don't think Nehru himself would Recommend (0)
have continued with same policy for 50 years. My point is
blaming Nehru just for sake of it and out of ignorance. Offensive
Nehru's policies were correct for that age. After 1,000 year
colonialism, India needed sheltered market for fledgling
domestic industry to survive. He needed to encourage
diversity in product instead of everyone making soaps and
biscuits, hence the 'License Raj'. If Nehru did not do what
he did, India would still be a colony. You know what a
'colony' is? One which exports raw goods and imports
finished goods. Where do you think India was during Nehru
and where do you think India is now after abandoning
Nehruvian economics?
(Reply to Jay)- Rajeev says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Well Said Jay.The "reforms" of 1991 were actually Baptism
by Fire where we had no choice but to embrace the Recommend (0)
demand to open up our economy as that was the pre-
condition of the lenders after we were left with massive Offensive
balance of payment crisis.However,I think what is needed
is a continuous re-evaluation of the economic policies so
to ensure that we have the one which is in best national
interest.
(Reply to Rajeev)- Rajeev says: Agree (0)

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And lets not forget that the massive Hydro-electric
projects,IITs, BHEL and other Navratna's etc were all due Recommend (0)
to Nehru's vision.Anyways thats a different debate
altogether. Offensive
(Reply to Jay)- Somak says: Agree (0)

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India needed a "sheltered market", did it? And how was
this "sheltering done?" By putting in place a plethora of Recommend (0)
license/quota/permits because he apparently thought that
the average Indian was too stupid to run his own business Offensive
and recognize which products are profitable? I can't think
of anyone stupid enough to open a fifth "buiscuit or soap"
company when 4 others are already doing the same thing
in the neighbourhood, for example. Did we need arrogant
IAS officers, who had never lifted a wrench nor sold
anything to tell us how to mine steel and sell goods?
Laying down barriers to curb people's creative power is not
"sheltering" the country but shackling the country. You
really think that using the taxpayer's money to bake breads

and stitch shirts was such a clever entrepreneural model?
All it did was destroy the freedom of others and left wealth,
and by extension power, in the hands of a chosen few.
Adam Smith clearly outlined that wealth creation depends
voluntary choice and independance, and not in the
government telling us what to do and what not to do. This
kind of shackling led to plumeting production and serious
infrastructure issues. Getting a few hours of electricity on a
sweltering summer day for the average tax payer was a
dream; getting potable drinking water even more so. And
apparently we should have followed along with this model?
What nonsense. Instead, if had allowed others to come in
and show us how to do things, we could have stopped
reinventing the wheel and utilized our energies elsewhere.
Besides, what were Nehru's credentials for leading an
economy anyway? He barely made it out of Cambridge as
a third rate student. He was a failed lawyer and joined his
father in the Congress more out of desperation than
anything else because his law career was over before it
even started. His economic and foreign policy models were
both failures and set India back by 30 years, whether you
admit it or no.
(Reply to Somak)- BSChandrashekhara Agree (2)

says:
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Dear Somak, we were about 40crores in 1947; Now we Recommend (2)
are near 120 crores. In 1947 we had to import from a
needle to a railway engine -rice, food grains and cloth. By Offensive
Nehruvian policy we have become self sufficient in all
these even for 120 crores. Now by adapting capitalistic
policy we are dragging labour force from villages to towns.
Now we are seeing the symptom of food shortage. the
next step may be catastrophe./bsc
(Reply to Somak)- Loyal Congress says: Agree (0)

Disagree (1)
Never throw baby out with bathwater. What Nehru did was
best for economy in 1947. Instead of understanding what Recommend (0)
changed and remedying accordingly, 'mad people' like
Talveer Singh brainwashed credulous people like you, who Offensive
are hungry for dirt against Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru never
said Indians should not have their choice. Give up this
irrational hate and cynicism. Calling Nehru name is like
spitting at the sun.
Amit Deshpande says: Agree (35)

Disagree (4)
If Manmohan Singh qualifies himself to be called PM Recommend (17)
Manmohan Singh even now, then he will gain a lot of respect
of his fellow country men. He might be ousted Offensive
unceremoniously, but with his incompetence due to coalition
and party compulsions, he is doing a GREAT disservice to the
nation.
pkn says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Our political set up is such that any prime minister has to do Recommend (0)
exactly what Manmohan Singh did.He has to save his
government first.We must amend our constitution so that the Offensive
government is formed by only a single party.The stability of
government should not depend on others.
Omprakash Mulchandani says: Agree (26)

Disagree (2)
Man Mohan Singh is mute spectators to national tragedies, 2G Recommend (11)
Scam, CWG and high prices of vegetables like Tomato, Onions
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(Reply to Omprakash Mulchandani)- Agree (11)

Ashok Gupta says:
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In fact Sardar Man Mohan Singh has become a "shikhandi' Recommend (2)
who is supposed to face the onslaught of opposition,for
Italian family. Corruption is with the Congress Leadership Offensive
basically which is percolated down to other Ministeries.
Manmohan Singh being just a figure head with no powers
can't stop his Ministers from indulging in corruption. In
such a situation, he should better leave the chair ealier the
better. Mrs Sonia Gandhi wants to keep him up on the
position till 'Prince is ready to take over'. It is planned by
the Italian family, that before the U.P elections , Singh will
be asked to go on his own, and The Chair will be given to
Rahul. Befits of the Move will be: 1) Put all blame of
failures on your predecesors, in this case it will be Sardar
Man Mohan Singh, by declaring that though honest, but he
proved to be incompetent to hold the chair. 2) Expecting
U.P voters will vote for Congress Since they have a P.M
from U.P. in the name of Rahul Gandhi. 3) Once U.P is in
the hold of Congress , It is likely General Elections may be
announced to tell the people of India, we are not allowed
to work properly by the opposition and coalition Partners.
4) Money to be used for the elections has sufficiently been
generated through the scams. This is real Politics, for
which Sardarji will be made Scapegoat, but Mr. Singh will
fail to understand this.
(Reply to Ashok Gupta)- Omprakash says: Agree (3)

Disagree (0)
Mannu ( MMS)badnamm hua Italy kaa pyar liye.
Recommend (0)
Offensive
Prithviraj Gopal says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
Why criticizing Manmohan Singh should be such an exercise in Recommend (0)
sugar-coating and defending the indefensible? Why his honesty
has to be touted around all the time before we talk of India's Offensive
loot by all and sundry in UPA under the nose of PM? Why
should anyone be talking of PM's Lilly white image when India
is losing in not millions but billions? PM was a bureaucrat and
that same subservient quality through and through. Giani Zail
Singh took pride in saying that he would even sweep the floor if
Indira Gandhi wanted him to! But he was a politician. Now
Manmohan has been saying repeatedly that he would abide by
what ever Sonia says and that he is keeping the PM's chair
warm only for Rahul baba! Manmohan would probably go down
in history as the weakest PM of India making India very weak
security-wise and a timid one turning a blind eye when India
was being looted like never before. His stock answer - he put
up several notes to Raja objecting to his immoral decisions - a
la typical bureaucratic baba! Now people including Mr. Nag
have become bold to criticize PM (though sugar-coated pill. But
no one still can say anything against Sonia the real
'UNTOUCHABLE'.
RahulPrianka says: Agree (0)

Disagree (1)
FOR THE SAKE OF THE NATION. Not only for the sake of the Recommend (0)
nation, but also crucially for his own self respect he must show
two fingers to the "first" family and its chamchas. Despite Offensive
having had his hands shackled behind his back and the keys
thrown away, MMS has had a glorius career (India has
benefitted imensely as a result) and he ought not to throw it
away. Otherwise, and although posterity will have a lot to thank
him for, history will not judge him kindly. Nehru being the prime
example.
Diptendu Chakrabory says: Agree (48)

Disagree (2)
It has been proved byond doubt that MMS is no good for the Recommend (21)
country. He is just a puppet of Sonia
Offensive
(Reply to Diptendu Chakrabory)- Agree (0)

sadaadmi says:
Disagree (0)
i fully agree with you. He was a witness to loot of 2G,CWG Recommend (0)
and he still keeps kalmadi in posy.He is not innocent or
ignorant. Wilful negligence Offensive
sadaadmi says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
It was willful negligence of Man mohan sing ji . it may be true Recommend (0)
that he has not collected money,but he enjoyed power .He is
beneficiary of " chair ". The acceptance of personalities like Offensive
Lalu,Guruji is understandable.But the loss of 1.76 Lac crores (
Rasa cared PM as Dust),60K in CWG is LOOT and betreyal to
nation. His acceptance of Thomas ( as if no honest IAS is
available),appointment of Chawla and keeping quite even after
knowing NEERA tapes are few things that is not pardonable.
Least MMS could do is to be "patriotic" atleast hereafter by
arranging to get back the loot.
Hamid Razavi says: Agree (3)

Disagree (2)
Stupid Article. If Raja Considers Karunanidhi his boss and not Recommend (1)
singh, that is not Manmohan's faul. That is the fault of the
coalition style of governance and it will remain the same Offensive
irrespective of whether it is Manmohan, Advani, Modi, Sonia,
Pranab Mukherjee or whoever at the top. The less said about
your take on sonia and Manmohan angle the better. As long as
Coalition structure lives, these problems will happen.Your last
few articles have been self congratulatory to say the least and
it has appeared to me that you are using this blog to vent your
angst against some of the other journalists and other people,
without thinking even for a moment that it is TOI that you are
writing for. Each and every column that appears in TOI has a
big For Sale sign on it and so does tghis column of yours. I am
still trying to figure out who commissioned you to write this
article, hopefully in the next couple of days I will know. Thanks
(Reply to Hamid Razavi)- Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Well said; 'As long as Coalition structure lives, these Recommend (0)
problems will happen.' Resigning every time and going to
election often does not solve the problem./bsc Offensive
S.M.Singru says: Agree (27)

Disagree (0)
Kingshuk, a very well written piece indeed. But the truth is that Recommend (9)
we are in a deep morass
Offensive
YOGESH SHARMA says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
Mr Kingshuk Nag has done well to have the courage to speak Recommend (2)
about the 'holy cow'. Mr Manmohan Singh as an individual may
be anything and that can not be the concern of others. But Offensive
when he becomes the Prime Minister of the country, he
becomes the concern of every one because his actions effect
every individual. Notwithstanding his academic achievements,I
hold the following against him: 1. To be a minister in the Union
Cabinet he was supposed to seek election to the Lok Sabha,
he tried once but failed miserably. His continuing to be the PM
in this is cheating the system. 2. He was elected to the Rajya
Sabha from Assam, a state with which he has never had any
worthwhile connection. This is dishonest. 3. The Ministers to
the Union Cabinet are appointed by the President on the
recommendations of the Prime Minister. Having selected them,
he cannot say he is not responsible for their conduct. 4. The
Cabinet works on the principle of joint responsibility. If a
Minister is responsible for any misdemeanor the PM is equally
responsible. 5. Mr Singh is not a child to feign ignorance of the
things goings on in the Ministries. 6. Most importantly he should
have been loyal to this country, but most unfortunately he has
been loyal only to the Madam. 7. Mr Singh is dishonest as he
manipulated the system to get elected to Rajya Sabha, lacks
integrity as he continued to the Prime Minister without being a
member of Lok Sabha, and lacks moral courage to stand up to
the corrupt ministers under him, and lacks strength of character
to resign when his cabinet is so much enmeshed in the current
scams. We could not have had a worse person as the Prime
Minister
MS says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
I was never a congress admirer, but when MMS bacame prime Recommend (0)
minister i, like million others was pleased and felt that under an
honest prime minister we will have a clean government but Offensive
MMS has proved that he too is human....inefficient, lame and
forgive me Corrupt too. Under his nose and ignoring his
protests Raja was looting the nation and he could do nothing.
He is a shame and has disgraced himself.His loyalty to sonia
was more than towards his motherland. We have fallen heroes
- MMS and Ratan Tata top the list.
ABC says: Agree (0)

Disagree (1)
Nag ji, you're certainly objective. However, 'nation wants the Recommend (0)
Prime Minister call the shots'? When did this start? Where was
this logic when Indira, Nehru and Rajiv called the shots? They Offensive
were 'dictators' and people were 'slaves'. Remember
Jayaprakash, Morarji, George Fernandez et. al. in 1975, and
Rajaji before them? As you suggested, the problem is coalition
politics. How can that change if Singh resigns? Who created
the need for 'two bosses'? Why did they stop Sonia from
becoming the PM herself? Don't you think Sonia would be
more decisive and Singh better as advisor? Being from
Telangana, I have huge partiality for PVN Rao. But PVN Rao
owed his career to Indira and Rajiv the same way Singh owes
it to Sonia. PVN Rao couldn't win a seat in AP (before
becoming PM) for because of his caste and no fault of his own.
Yet he held big portfolios under Indira and Rajiv, and became a
natural choice when Rajiv died. When everyone stuck it to
Indira in 1978, PVN Rao stayed with her.
shurkumishra says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
yes u r rught. i pity manmohansingh. but at the same time i feel Recommend (0)
he has also become power hungry and getting himself
degraded in the eyes of the people.had he not been power Offensive
hungry, he should have resigned when mps were purchased in
connivanse of amar singh and somnath chateji to save his
government. no sir he is no longer honest. he has become
power hungry and lost his conscience.
rohit chandavarker says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Kudos for a well written article. The repeated charge of Advani Recommend (0)
during the poll campaign of '09 was MMS is a 'weak'
PM.However he was naturally rubbished by Cong Offensive
but,importantly, by the press particularly the English media
Rajeev says: Agree (49)

Disagree (3)
Good analysis Kinshukji.I think Dr.Manmohan Singh has proved Recommend (17)
disaster not because of his actions but rather for his
inactions.Of course he is not alone to be blamed for the mess Offensive
but the visionless and anti-pan-Indian regional chauvinists
parties in his coalition are even more to be blamed.My
complaint against Manmohan is simple-yes you were not a
poilitician when you become the PM, but once you become the
PM of world's largest democracy you should have tried to fulfill
the obligation of being the leader of the nation,the supreme
boss of your government and you should not have allowed
balant corruption and malpractices under your nose.Sadly you
failed in that Mr.Singh and this is where people like me are
disappointed.Also the fact that you hardly speak to the people
even on Camera also has resulted in growing disconnect
between the people and UPA.
(Reply to Rajeev)- Gaurav says: Agree (3)

Disagree (0)
Manmohan Singh is guilty of acts of omission if not acts of
commission. Recommend (1)
Offensive
(Reply to Gaurav)- KD says: Agree (11)

Disagree (0)
HONESTY means LOYALITY. Sardar Manmohan Singh,
as the writer has stated, is PM for the Maharani. He, Recommend (7)
therefore. has given long rope to Raja, Kalmadi and Ashok
Chavan enabling them to remove/destroy all records Offensive
leading to them. Now, only after receiving REEN SIGNAL
from them CBI raids are being conducted to go with the
motion of having investigated the scams and give clean
chit to these so called scamsters. It was NECESSARY to
make them keep quiet about the BULK OF LOOT havin
been tranferred to Maharani's accounts in India and
abroad. This is called LOYALITY and thus HONESTY of
Manmohan Singh to his Maharani. Is it not a fact that he
(MMS) is in the chair of PM at the PLEASURE of the
Maharani and not the President of India? Secondly he has
not betrayed his motherland as his birth place is in
Pakistan.
(Reply to Gaurav)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
Sardar Man Mohan singh is not only guilty of omission but
also prove to be guilty of acts of corrution once the JPC Recommend (0)
comes into being. A person of his position and chair will
always be proved to be guilty of commision if he overlooks Offensive
the omissions.
(Reply to Rajeev)- Sachetak says: Agree (14)

Disagree (1)
IT IS A VERY HONEST ARTICLE I never expected such
bold piece from Mr.Nag. Now that it is there, I must Recommend (5)
appreciate his boldness in using the terms "First Family"
and "Prime Minister to the Maharani". I wish MMS would Offensive
read this and act on the sane advice to get out voluntarily.
(Reply to Rajeev)- amarjit says: Agree (0)

Disagree (1)
Don't you give credit to PM Manmohan Singh that he
brought India to current status in current conditions which Recommend (0)
are virtual moral collapse of India which was over due with
social Offensive
(Reply to Rajeev)- Ashok Gupta says: Agree (8)

Disagree (1)
While agreeing with you that Sardar Manmohan Singh has
proved to be disastrous because of inactions, but then he Recommend (0)
is on the chair because of his inactions only. From the day
one, he was asked to be doing a job of non-functional Offensive
head of the govt if he is to continue in the chair. He was
supposed to be taking directions only from 10 Janpath and
not taking any political decisions on his own. He has really
abided by that. This was the real game plan from the
beginning, of Italian Family and thereafter to be used as a
'Shikhandi' against the onslaught of the oppositions for the
failures. Advani shouted on top of his voice in 2009
general elections, but unfortunately he was not taken
seriously by the electrorates, may be they thought Sardarji
is still better than Advani.
(Reply to Ashok Gupta)- Sharma M C L Agree (7)

says:
Disagree (0)
You've hit the bulls eye. Congress always chooses those Recommend (2)
who are weak and servants of 10, Janpath
Offensive
(Reply to Ashok Gupta)- Rajeev says: Agree (3)

Disagree (0)
Ashokji,the fact that what Advani said during campaign is
being realised by everyone in the public media and even Recommend (1)
Congress only proves that Advani was wrong in calling
Manmohan the weakest PM ever.So what if the election Offensive
was lost-the message has been accepted even though
late.
(Reply to Rajeev)- Rajeev says: Agree (0)

Disagree (0)
Sorry for the Typo above .Please read "only proves that
Advani was wrong in calling Manmohan the weakest PM Recommend (0)
ever" as "only proves that Advani was Not wrong in calling
Manmohan the weakest PM ever" Offensive

Disagree (0)
Advani's fault was NEGATIVE campaign. He shouldn't
have attacked Manmohan Singh in each and every rally. Recommend (0)
Actually, Advani was desperate and knew that at that age
it was his last chance to stake claim for PM's post. And, in Offensive
this hurry, he forgot the basic principle. Charan Singh had
made the same mistake of going after Indira Gandhi
thereby keeping her in limelight and providing her free
publicity.
(Reply to KD)- BSChandrashekhara says: Agree (0)

Disagree (4)
Very well said! That negetive canvasing and abuses
created sympathy for MMS , Sonia and Cong. Even today Recommend (0)
they have not understood it./bsc
Offensive
(Reply to Rajeev)- 'Viveki' says: Agree (0)

Disagree (2)
You are being unfair to M.Singh. You are unnecessarily
criticizing him for not giving speeches. Can't being a man Recommend (0)
of few words be a vitue? It is better than giving speeches
of hatred which the BJP leaders are dishing out. Why Offensive
single out Congress for taking the help of regional parties?
That is unfortunate evil of a democracy. It is different in
USA
(Reply to Rajeev)- BSChandrashekhara Agree (0)

says:
Disagree (0)
Every time ,some minister in coalition commits a blunder,
Recommend (0)
and the PM resigns. Meaningless. 'As long as Coalition
structure lives, these problems will happen.' Resigning Offensive
every time and going to election often does not solve the
problem.MMS is in a predicament. If he had resigned and
caused another general election this 2G scam would have
forgotten. Raja and DMK would like it. /bsc
D.S.Narvenkar says: Agree (2)

Disagree (1)
I agree with you Mr. Nag, Mr Manmohan Singh is not the Prime Recommend (0)
Minister of india but the Prime Minister of the Maharani.So he
has to follow blindly the instructions of the Maharani.He may be Offensive
economist, intelligent and honest but for the Country he is
nothing today.
k b shahi says: Agree (2)

Disagree (0)
A very true analysis. Our PM has got no guts and power to Recommend (0)
contradict Sonia after all she has made him PM.She want
Gaddi for her son Rahul and our PM has repeatedly addressed Offensive
him as waiting PM. He has got no quality to be PM. He could
have easily made his position better by showing a bit of
nationalism and controle on his cabinet ministers. Sonia and
Our PM are bad combination for the future of India.
Abhishek Gour says: Agree (2)

Disagree (2)
Your argument is tempting but not entirely true. I believe that Recommend (1)
the decision to not intervene in Raja's affairs would have been
taken at a party level rather than an individual. Sir Manmohan Offensive
singh has shown during the Nuclear deal that he can be strong
and firm for the cause that he truly believes in. The real culprit
in the 2G scam is the coalition system where national parties
such as Congress or BJP for that matter find themselves being
blackmailed at the hands of selfish regional ones.
(Reply to Abhishek Gour)- Ashok Gupta Agree (2)

says:
Disagree (1)
Ha Ha Ha, Dear Mr. Gaur, How many M.P's were bought Recommend (0)
for passing the bill on Nuclear deal, how much money was
spent: ask AMAR SINGH, he will tell you the details. Offensive
(Reply to Abhishek Gour)- 'Viveki' says: Agree (1)

Disagree (0)
You are perfectly right about MMSingh.If he is honest at a
personal level and an expert in his field (Economics)that is Recommend (0)
enough for us. You are right about MMS clinching the
Nuclear deal. Ironically, India's 'Nuclear isolation' was due Offensive
to the nuclear bomb exolded by the BJP govt. ~10 years
ago.The then BJP govt. did it as a show of strength, It did
not do us much good. Instead it made us look like an
irresponsible nation. A prime minister is not like a king
having absolute power. The party as a whole takes the
decisions. So it is not MMS or Raja, but it is a question of
Congress, BJP
VS says: Agree (16)

Disagree (3)
We have very limited the pool of candidates who can be Recommend (7)
PM……NDA, either a Gandhi name or total devotion to the
name, BJP, there are few national leaders and they too have Offensive
very polarized appeal, all other parties, they are mostly regional
and without national leaders. Yes, there is always an option to
keep experimenting till we either find someone, which is highly
unlikely, or get tired. Our old leaders never had a succession
plan beyond their kith and kin, and will never let any one else
succeed. I guess we will stumble along, for fortunately we have
a huge population and hence will remain too lucrative a market
for the global society, we have little natural resources to give
any other nation an excuse to concur, our neighbors are even
worst off and too small to attack, except China which is too
busy in its south china sea, we have a strong emerging private
sector to suck in most of the youth and any good
candidate……..in essence we are in a stalemate situation. But
take solace in the fact that we are still in India….for we could
be in any of the neighboring nations…..to unimportant for any
one to help…..just nuisance for the world.
Avtar Singh Chauhan says: Agree (37)

Disagree (3)
Wonderful analysis indeed ! Nothing could have been penned Recommend (11)
better than what we see in this write up . The writer has
beautifully Offensive
(Reply to Avtar Singh Chauhan)- Sachin Agree (14)

says:
Disagree (1)
Everybody is taking on PM... Ok u right... Nobody in TOI is Recommend (4)
telling role of Sonia in 2G spectrum issue. There must be
some role of sonia. How can Raja alone digest so much ? Offensive
No one in TOI and HT have analysed the allegations made
by Dr. Subramaniam Swamy...Is he telling lies or there is
some truth ?
(Reply to Sachin)- Avi says: Agree (4)

Disagree (1)
Avtar, You are right. Its a high profile nexus. Thats why
'self acclaimed intellectuals' in media are also NEVER Recommend (1)
highlighting this point. Its a sad hopeless nation lead by
equally incompetent PM. Offensive
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