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Mamata sends 'advance congratulations' to
Kalam
Friday June 15, 2012 02:41:01 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Stating
that the Samajwadi Party (SP) was with her, Trinamool Congress
chief Mamata Banerjee Friday said former president A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam would contest the presidential elections and sent "advance
congratulations" to him for a second tenure in office.
Addressing reporters before leaving for Kolkata, a confident
Banerjee said Kalam was a candidate for both the SP and the
Trinamool. "Mulayam and we are together," she said.
"I stayed in Delhi for two days and after the announcement of our
candidates, me and Mulayam Singh-ji waited for 24 hours... but
Congress rejected our candidates. Other political parties have not
yet responded but whatever response we got it is in favour of
Kalam-ji," Banerjee said.
"Kalam-ji will be contesting the elections... our advance
congratulations to Kalam-ji."
"He is an asset to the country. He is a man who can glorify India
like anything … he is a popular figure in the world and if there
is presidential elections directly like America, he would probably
be the number one... nobody would contest against him," she said.
The Trinamool chief appealed to all political parties to support
Kalam.
"I call upon all political parties. There is no ego and no fight…
the president's post is very important… Let's ask all to support
Abdul Kalam," she said.
Kalam has not yet committed himself and said he would take the
proper decision at the right time.
The SP and the Trinamool Congress had Wednesday named Kalam as one
of their three preferred candidates for president. On Thursday,
Banerjee said Kalam was their number one choice and reiterated it
after a meeting with SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav.
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