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Pranab Mukherjee is UPA man for President; Mulayam, Maya support; Mamata still defiant
Clean Media Correspondent
New Delhi, June 15 (CMC) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was today named the UPA candidate for the President's post as the TMC-SP combine, which had proposed A P J Abdul Kalam as their nominee, appeared to have broken in a significant gain for the ruling coalition.
Ending months of speculation, the ruling coalition met at the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and its Chairperson Sonia Gandhi put forward the name of the 77-year-old veteran Congressman from West Bengal as its candidate, which was unanimously approved by the leaders of the constituent parties.
Reading out from a statement, Gandhi said, Pranab Mukherjee has a long and distinguished record of public service spanning over five decades.
"There is broad support for his candidature. The UPA appeals to all political parties and all MPs and MLAs to support the candidature of Mukherjee for the office of President," she said.
Significantly, the UPA announcement was immediately greeted by Samajwadi Party and its arch rival in Uttar Pradesh BSP, who both extended their support to Mukherjee.
The SP backing to the UPA candidate signals a break with its new-found ally Trinamool Congress along with which it had only on Wednesday proposed the names of Kalam, Manmohan Singh and Somnath Chaterjee as their candidate to counter Congress choice of Mukherjee.
Cong appeals for consensus on Prez poll
SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav told the media in the evening that those names were only 'suggestions'. ''Pranab Mukherjee is an educated man, a strong Parliamentarian... The country needs men like Pranab Mukherjee.'' Asked about his bonhomie with Mamata Banerjee till yesterday, he said the issue had now become redundant.
Pranab Mukherjee is UPA man for President; Mulayam, Maya support; Mamata still defiant
Clean Media Correspondent
New Delhi, June 15 (CMC) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was today named the UPA candidate for the President's post as the TMC-SP combine, which had proposed A P J Abdul Kalam as their nominee, appeared to have broken in a significant gain for the ruling coalition.
Ending months of speculation, the ruling coalition met at the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and its Chairperson Sonia Gandhi put forward the name of the 77-year-old veteran Congressman from West Bengal as its candidate, which was unanimously approved by the leaders of the constituent parties.
Reading out from a statement, Gandhi said, Pranab Mukherjee has a long and distinguished record of public service spanning over five decades.
"There is broad support for his candidature. The UPA appeals to all political parties and all MPs and MLAs to support the candidature of Mukherjee for the office of President," she said.
Significantly, the UPA announcement was immediately greeted by Samajwadi Party and its arch rival in Uttar Pradesh BSP, who both extended their support to Mukherjee.
The SP backing to the UPA candidate signals a break with its new-found ally Trinamool Congress along with which it had only on Wednesday proposed the names of Kalam, Manmohan Singh and Somnath Chaterjee as their candidate to counter Congress choice of Mukherjee.
Cong appeals for consensus on Prez poll
SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav told the media in the evening that those names were only 'suggestions'. ''Pranab Mukherjee is an educated man, a strong Parliamentarian... The country needs men like Pranab Mukherjee.'' Asked about his bonhomie with Mamata Banerjee till yesterday, he said the issue had now become redundant.
This pranab is not a genius person. When indra dead and next to indra, rajiv came to PM post. At that time, he left congress and started new party. After rajiv death, he joined congress and now he is trying to catch president post. We will not allow a politician to be our president.
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