Will India accept a Muslim Prime-Minister?

[Robinhood Pandey]

Yes why not if the person puts the Nation before Islam then i am ready to Have a Muslim PM

 

[Pride]

The people asking question here forgot, that the most respected President (Highest post as per Constitution) was a Muslim who was none other than Late Honorable APJ Abdul Kalam. If we can respect him them we can accept any nationalistic Muslim any time.

PS: I am Hindu, if it matters to anybody.

In general Indians would have no problem as long as the person is a liberal Muslim like Kalam. Bhakts are a special case though, they even declared Hamid Ansari anti-national when he was merely following the right protocol. But I suppose such extreme right wingers are everywhere.

I think Hamid Ansari case was a misunderstanding which led to quick reaction from "Bhakts" (include me as one, if you wish). He is a nice person and reaction was unnecessary.

 

[Kaniska]

We have had Muslims Cricket Captains, Muslim SuperStars, Billionaire Muslim Industrialists, Muslim idealogues, Muslim Generals but sadly muslims remain either unrepresented or confined to their pocket burrows when it comes to Politics. Currently we see a token presence in National Politics.

Why do you think this is the case?

India prides itself on it's secular democratic leader - So is it unreasonable to assume that 20% of population cannot produce a head of state of sufficient calibre while they excel at other spheres? Or is India and by extension it's majority politicians have an innate mistrust of Muslims when it comes to running the nation.

Do you think will a major party like BJP or Congress will ever nominate or elect a Muslim PM candidates? Do you think it is an idea whose time has come? I am not saying select some incompetent but atleast process should be started, non communal leaders should be cultivated so that one day take occupy the highest political office of our country. We have had enough of Azams and Owaisis who not only exploit but misrepresent their community.

Such a leader would be beyond symbolic and perhaps will manage to do what Obama failed to - Heal the rifts b/w our communities.

In this context

- Do you have some up and coming leader who in mind?
- Will people vote for him to be PM rejecting their communal biases and solely on his merits?

Is it a question to be asked???... Trust me...Although many people will disagee with me, people like Owiasi are far more natioalistic Indian Politician than the likes of Lalu/Mulayam or Nitish...So i am surprised to even this kind of question being posed to us//

 

[Vapnope]

Dawn is not india media & shaheed was added on 26th march after media & hindu community uproar but not when award was announced

Another crap. Word shaheed is written with every soldier irrespective of its religion. Its the common practice in army.

 

[IndoUS]

First, why is religion even a point of discussion. If a person has the merit and has proved that they can help the country develop then why not. A leader has to be impartial of religion or ethnicity. He is PM of whole nation and not just a select group of people.

And secondly, I don't believe someone like Late President Dr. Kalam would have been a good PM. Not because he wasn't a great leader but because he was a kind soul and a non politician. And sadly in today's India non politician don't get far.

 

[nik141993]

Another crap. Word shaheed is written with every soldier irrespective of its religion. Its the common practice in army.

then why your media reported the news & GOP put late instead of shaheed before 26th of march...but its good that your army corrected the mistake after the uproar
http://www.presidentofpakistan.gov....wL1ByZXNzX1JlbGVhc2VfRGV0YWlsLmFzcHg/aWQ9OA==

 

[Vapnope]

then why your media reported the news & GOP put late instead of shaheed before 26th of march...but its good that your army corrected the mistake after the uproar

It was always shaheed and not other way around. Only time shaheed was excluded, was in a ceremony and bigoted person who wrote their names removed it without the consent of management.
I exactly remember this uproar and found out the case only in ceremony, otherwise on ISPR web it was always shaheed.

 

[jaunty]

I think Hamid Ansari case was a misunderstanding which led to quick reaction from "Bhakts" (include me as one, if you wish). He is a nice person and reaction was unnecessary.

Good on you for admitting that you were wrong, not many people can do that. That particular incident just shows us that we shouldn't be so quick to issue "anti-national" certificates or ascribe motives to people. In this case, Ansari was right, so that makes it a little easier to admit that we were wrong. But let's assume that he was indeed wrong and he just forgot the correct protocol. Would that make him an anti-national? I used to mock mullahs for their tendency to issue "kafir" certificates, it appears to me that the anti-national certificate issuing school has drawn a great deal of inspiration from them. Both operate under similar principles.

BTW I use the term "bhakt" to describe only the extreme right wingers, who are incapable of any reason and are invariably bigots; an Indian equivalent of a typical die-hard Trump supporter if you will. I don't use it for all BJP supporters. So you certainly don't qualify.

 

[A_Poster]

This question in context of India is irrelevant.

Since India is a democracy, if a Muslims is elected as PM, then people naturally accepts him/her. There is question about it like it is in some countries.

 

[Gibbs]

In a Representative democracy no PM is voted in. You vote for an MP in your local riding. The party that MP belongs to comes together and selects their head who becomes the PM.

No party will give nominations to people they deem non electable on any basis, Be it. Caste, race or religion

 

[RoadRunner401]

In a Representative democracy no PM is voted in. You vote for an MP in your local riding. The party that MP belongs to comes together and selects their head who becomes the PM.



Your own constitution says non-Muslims can't be PM so look in the mirror before you judge others.

I didn't start the thread, the topic is about India not Pakistan, plus we don't claim to be secular country.

 

[Arsalan]

The way things are these day the question should be, Will India accept Muslims!

 

[MKC]

Absolutely, you have already had 2 presidents who were moslem. Give credit to India it is very possible. In Pakistan or Bangladesh - I really doubt if a Hindu can ever become PM.

Well, you don't know much about presidents of India.
India had four Muslim presidents in Past
Zakir Husain(13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969)
Hussain was vice chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University and a recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna. He died in office, the first to do so. He was also the shortest-serving President. He was also the first Muslim President.

Mohammad Hidayatullah(20 July 1969 to 24 August 1969)
Hidayatullah served as the Chief Justice of India, and was a recipient of the Order of the British Empire.[15] He served asActing President of India until the election of Giri as the President of India.

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed(24 August 1974 to 11 February 1977)
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed served as a Minister before being elected as president. He died in 1977 before his term of office ended, and was the second Indian president to die in office.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam(25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007)

But problem is not that whether India will accept a Muslim PM or not problem is we have a few people who are eligible to be PM of India let alone minority community.

However some Muslim in Governance after 2000 I would like to name
Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid
Director (Head) of the Intelligence Bureau, Syed Asif Ibrahim
Chief Election Commissioner of India S. Y. Quraishi
Current Chief Election Commissioner of India Nasim Zaidi
Cheif Justice of India Altamas Kabir

 

[MKC]

Ashok Kumar Shaheed,
View attachment 318480

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...its-first-Hindu-cadet/articleshow/2023276.cms

This thing tell number of Non-Muslims in Pak Army.
Which you can count on fingers.

The president in India is appointed not voted, So it's a matter of conjecture, also Manmohan Singh the first non Hindu PM of India was also an appointee, Not a choice of majority of Indians, Due to the complexities of Indian politics Sonia Gandhi appointed MM Singh in her place

But i dont see anything wrong with the system, It's a democracy and in democracies the will of the majority stays



My personal opinion is while India is a strong democracy it's still in it's infancy like most post colonial nations, It's still a country where politicians get elected to office on the basis of caste let alone Ethnicity or faith, So i wouldn't say Indian voters are mature enough to see beyond affiliations of caste and creed, So it's not comparable like the US, Not just yet

So, you are proving that Indian people voted to make Italian born Sonia Gandhi as PM of India in 2004 & 2009 not Man Mohan Singh in 2009

Among the only handful Muslim MPs available in LS and RS, MJ Akbar can be one for the future.

MJ Akbar is older than Modi, so I doubt he will get better in future than EAM.
Currently, most influenced BJP junior leader in sight is Kiren Rijiju, be it non-Hindu or be it from Pan-India or NE India.
In my sight he has good credibility to lead India in future if he works well & all goes well.

 

[Gibbs]

So, you are proving that Indian people voted to make Italian born Sonia Gandhi as PM of India in 2004 & 2009 not Man Mohan Singh in 2009

She is a Gandhi.. A scion of Indian politics.. I shows the immaturity of Indian democracy that people voted for the family name not the individual, And they will continue doing it

Like wise it will be a long wait for the Indian electorate to be mature enough to vote in PM from a minority, Especially a Muslim