Mamata Debuts on Facebook, Says Kalam the Choice of Millions


Kolkata, Jun 16 (PTI): Taking up the campaign for APJ Abdul Kalam online, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said her choice of the Presidential candidate was the choice of millions of Indians.

Debuting on social networking site Facebook, she wrote in her first post, "I gave voice to what millions of Indians want to see in a President."

Refusing to budge from her stand, she said, "My party is a small party. We are not a big party with none of the resources others possess. We are led by truth and conviction. All through my life I have stood by my principles. I stand by the position I have taken".

Stating that the will of the people is supreme in a democracy, Banerjee requested fellow citizens to petition their public representatives to stand up, support and vote for Kalam.

"Let your voice be heard. I will bow to the will of the people," she said.
Describing the 'missile man' as a proud and distinguished son of India who continues to inspire all Indians, the chief minister said Kalam remains above narrow politics.

"He is a seeker of truth, a fount of knowledge and an impartial voice of reason and sanity, who is above narrow politics. He is the kind of man all our citizens aspire to make President," Banerjee said.

The TMC chief had joined hands with SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to propose the name of Kalam. However, the SP later broke away and pledged support to Pranab Mukherjee, leaving the West Bengal Chief Minister totally isolated.

Unfazed by the isolation after Congress-led UPA named Mukherjee as its Presidential nominee, Banerjee said last night that her party remained firm on the candidature of Kalam and said "the game has just begun".

"We are firm on the candidature of Kalam. He is the fittest candidate. We are not shifting from our stand of what we have announced earlier," Banerjee had said.

Noting that she and her party has already given a clarion call to other parties to support Kalam as President, Banerjee said, "Along with my other fellow citizens I can only urge them to consider this call. Let our country be led forward by people such as him, people of free thought and honourable action who will not hesitate to do what is just and right".

By recalling Tagore's famous lines of 'Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high' in her first posting on any social networking site, she said, "I am a humble, transparent, common person like the vast majority of you".

  

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Sat, Jun 16 2012

    Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam would have been the choice of Billions (what is million) if at least 50% people could use computer in India....!!!???

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  • alban lewis, Kallianpur/bangalore

    Sat, Jun 16 2012

    Mamta Banerjie is a lier.
    She has never kept her word to anyone and has done what she wanted to do, as per her whims. She is volatile which is not good in Politics. One cannot ditch one's support to a Party which has given her party a lot for her party suppor. According to me she is a black-mailer. She will do the same to any other Party with her involvement in it.
    I dislike her very much.

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  • IVAN DSOUZA, MANGALORE

    Sat, Jun 16 2012

    Mamtaji is dictator, blackmailing to the Govt policies in effect today our economy is suffering, she is like a enemy within the house. She may good to her party and state, but on national level she should accept other people ideas and general policy. Going out to the public and creating unwanted backfire she is now isolated due to that she will loose her domination power on the Govt which may be good to the country.

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  • Ramesh, Bangalore

    Sat, Jun 16 2012

    THIS IS THE CHOICE OF ONLY MAMATA AND NOT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. MAMATA IS MAKING THINGS COMPLICATED BY BLACKMAILING THE PUBLIC BUT THIS WILL NOT BEAR FRUIT. MAMATA SHOULD AGREE WITH UPA NOMINEE MR.MUKHARJEE THAN BLACKENING HER FACE AFTER THE RESULTS. SHE HAS ALREADY FAILED IN THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND WILL FAIL IN HER LAST ATTEMPT. THIS LADY TURNED THE TABLES ONLY BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT GIVEN THE PACKAGE SHE WANTED FOR BENGAL. THIS IS THE ONLY REASON AND NOTHING ELSE. AS A FINANCE MINISTER PRANAB CANNOT GIVE ONLY WEST BENGAL WHAT MAMATA NEEDS BUT HAS TO LOOK AFTER OTHER STATES ALSO. IF MAMATA IS GIVEN WHAT SHE WANTS THEN EVERY STATE WILL DEMAND AND START BLACKMAILING THE GOVERNMENT WITH THEIR DEMANDS. PRANAB IS A MAN OF DIGNITY AND DECIPLINE AND HE WILL NOT TOLERATE SUCH NUIECENSE OF MAMATA. AT LAST MAMTA WILL TBE THE PERSON WHO WILL LOOSE AND PRANAB WILL BE THE WINNER.

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  • Ranjit Shenoy, M'lore

    Sat, Jun 16 2012

    There are many in West Bengal and india who dont like nor endorse the way Mamata banerjee functions, i challenge her on facebook, will she resign if she has more no's to yes on facebook. If ex president kalam feels the country needs him, i feel he should fight , if he has the support of the NDA and associated political parties.In a democracy, u need to listen and be heard, unfortunately this woman only wants to speak, and she has advisors of the likes of derek o'Brien, Mukul Roy etc..... can't expect anything better.

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