President of India should be a well learned erudite scholar widely known with simple living habits and respected by people all over India. Among the past presidents Dr S. Radharkrishna and to some extent Abdul Kalam fit in this category. President should not belong any political party and he should not be a current minister. President's role comes into play only when there is a hung parliament. Non party man will make an unbiased decision at this time. Presently governors are chosen from party men and they are invariable found to perform as per the requirement of their masters. Such a thing should not be allowed to happen with president. His style of living should be simple similar to any middle class citizen. He should live in a moderately sized house of around 1500-2000 sq feet. Number of servants should be restricted to a bare minimum. He should contribute to development of country by giving suggestions for improvement to the ministers including prime minister. He should have a role in the selection of Election commissioner, Vigilance chief and other constitutional posts. If he finds misuse of CBI by the government he should immediately caution the prime minister. He should make a foreign trip only if it bring tangible benefits to the country. He should give report of the visit to the parliament. Viewed under this context Pranab Mukherjee is a poor choice for president. We should look at a wider area covering academcians and scholars for this purpose.
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