Shiv Sena proposes RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for President

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Shiv Sena proposes RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for President
The presidential election is due in July.

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• Monday, March 27, 2017 - 18:01

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The Shiv Sena on Monday urged the Modi government to consider RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for the post of Indian President.

In a surprise statement, Sena MP and Saamana Executive Editor Sanjay Raut said the National Democratic Alliance - of which Sena is a member - and the BJP in particular should think of the RSS Sarsanghchalak if it wanted to fulfil its dream of achieving a "Hindu Rashtra".

"This has been discussed in our party. Even Sena President Uddhav Thackeray is of the opinion that for making India a 'Hindu Rashtra', Bhagwat should be made the President," Raut told mediapersons.

He said a staunch Hindu nationalist like Modi was the Prime Minister and another Hindutva proponent, Yogi Adityanath, had become Chief Minister of India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh.

"He (Bhagwat) is a strong leader, staunch nationalist, has a deep knowledge of the Constituition. So if the BJP wants to make India a 'Hindu Rashtra', his name must be considered. He is the most suitable candidate," Raut said.

Born in Chandrapur in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Bhagwat, 66, has headed the RSS since March 2009.

The presidential election is due in July.


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[INDIAPOSITIVE]

Shiv Sena MP has added yet another name to the list of probables for President of India--RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

As political corridors are abuzz with talks of who's going to be the next President of India, several names are doing the rounds, ranging from BJP veteran L K Advani to even superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has added yet another name to the list of probables--RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Raut said Bhagwat will be good choice to make India a 'Hindu Rashtra'.

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has a knack for not always voting the same way as rest of the BJP allies. In the past, it has voted for Congress-backed candidates--Pratibha Patil in 2007 and Pranab Mukherjee in 2012.

The presidential election is due in July this year.

WHAT SHIV SENA SAID AND HOW IT MAKES PRESIDENTIAL RACE INTERESTING:

1. Batting for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said someone with clean image should occupy the country's highest post, adding that the party has heard Bhagwat's name was being discussed for President of India.
2. The Sena MP said that if India is to be made a Hindu Rashtra, then Mohan Bhagwat is a good choice. "This has been discussed in our party. Even Sena President Uddhav Thackeray is of the opinion that for making India a Hindu Rashtra, Bhagwat should be made the President," he said.
3. Sanjay Raut said a staunch Hindu nationalist like Narendra Modi was the Prime Minister and another Hindutva proponent, Yogi Adityanath, had become Chief Minister of India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh.
4. "He (Mohan Bhagwat) is a strong leader, staunch nationalist, has a deep knowledge of the Constitution. So if the BJP wants to make India a 'Hindu Rashtra', his name must be considered. He is the most suitable candidate," Sanjay Raut said.
5. "In the last two Presidential polls, Balasaheb (Thackeray) had gone against the flow and done what was in the interest of the nation. Even then, the Presidential candidates had come to 'Matoshree' to discuss the elections," Sanjay Raut said in response to a question on whether he would attend the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strategise about the Presidential polls.
6. Earlier reports had hinted at Lal Krishna Advani being the frontrunner for the president's post. Some suggested that Narendra Modi was thinking of giving a befitting 'gurudakshina' to Advani by nominating him for the post.
7. Another senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi too is believed to be in the running for the president's post. In an irony of sorts, Joshi had reportedly met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to discuss the Presidential polls with him.
8. Both L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi are accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case in which the final verdict is awaited. Joshi and Advani led the Ayodhya movement and were colleagues at RSS too.
9. Manipur Governor Najma Heptullah too is said to be in running for the presidential race. A five-time Rajya Sabha member, Heptullah was a Congress member till 2004.
10. Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha had pitched Amitabh Bachchan's name as the President of India. The BJP leader said it would be a matter of pride if a cultural icon like Amitabh Bachchan was made the country's president.

(with inputs from agencies)


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[I S I]

RSS will make Bharat great again.

 

[Nair saab]

RSS Chief never takes Political or Governmental Posts ... For taking those posts U need to quit RSS and Take part in politics as a Grass root worker of BJP...

And the promotion in party would comes according to ones performance in organizational Skills and Governance ..

 

[DineshS]

Advani is almost done deal for next president of India.

People who are proposing Bhagwat for president have no idea about how Sangh functions.

On funny note, if Bhagwath becomes the president, can you imagine the mass heart attacks in Indian left liberal sickular eco system?

 

[Soumitra]

Advani is almost done deal for next president of India.

People who are proposing Bhagwat for president have no idea about how Sangh functions.

On funny note, if Bhagwath becomes the president, can you imagine the mass heart attacks in Indian left liberal sickular eco system?

They are still in schock of Yogi. They will die with this double blow

 

[egodoc222]

They are still in schock of Yogi. They will die with this double blow

Lol if this sickulars brains will explode

 

[Bloom 17]

my guess is L.k.Advani

 

[Soumitra]

Planning to write an article in Op India on Presidential Elections. Will post soon

 

[Tshering22]

Advani is almost done deal for next president of India.

No please.

Advani should just sit and enjoy his retirement. He has single-handedly screwed the BJP. Had Rajnath not appointed PM Modi as a PM candidate, BJP would have been annihilated.

Presidential candidate should be someone intelligent, dynamic and firm.

None of these qualities are with Advani.

 

[DineshS]

No please.

Advani should just sit and enjoy his retirement. He has single-handedly screwed the BJP. Had Rajnath not appointed PM Modi as a PM candidate, BJP would have been annihilated.

Presidential candidate should be someone intelligent, dynamic and firm.

None of these qualities are with Advani.

Even I think so too.
BUT then I also remember that if not for Advani, we wouldn't have Modi.

There are multiple dynamics at play and it seems Modi himself is interested in having Advani as President. I do not think Modi & Advani have reached a point where there is open animosity between them. It was a case of young lion dethroning old one and Advani reacted as a old lion would..

 

[kris]

RSS will make Bharat great again.

My country is always great

 

[I S I]

My country is always great

There's always room for improvements.

 

[saurav jha]

Very well deserved candidate for presidential election.

 

[DineshS]

There's always room for improvements.

As always and like with everything