Prez Polls: Pranab to Resign as FM on Sunday, Wants Mamata's Support


Kolkata, Jun 23 (PTI): Pranab Mukherjee will resign as Union Finance Minister tomorrow ahead of filing nomination papers for the Presidential election for which he made a veiled appeal to defiant ally Trinamool Congress for support.

Prior to his resignation as the Minister after two years in office, Mukherjee, the UPA nominee, toured Kolkata and some other places of his home state.

"This is my last visit to Kolkata as the Finance Minister because I am going to demit my office on (June) 24th," he said today before leaving for his ancestral home in Birbhum.

"After that I will not be able to speak anything either on government or on party matters," he said.

77-year-old Mukherjee was made Finance Minister after UPA-II came to power in May 2009. Earlier in UPA-I, the veteran Congress leader held the portfolios of Defence and External Affairs.

Sources earlier said that Mukherjee is expected to file his nomination papers for the Presidential election on June 28. Four sets of nomination papers, each having 50 proposers and seconders, are being readied for him.

Speaking to reporters here, Mukherjee made a veiled appeal for support to Trinamool Congress, which broke ranks with the UPA over the issue and has not committed its backing to him.

"Except for one partner all UPA allies have supported my candidature. Non-UPA partners like Samjawadi Party, BSP, besides other parties like CPI(M), AIFB, JD(U), Shiv Sena have also supported my candidature.

"My prayer is that those who have not yet taken a decision please support the UPA presidential candidate," he said.

  

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  • Sudheer, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 24 2012

    Rajeshaaaa, I never said I am welle educated & not saying I am contesting for any post. Your Pranab is not contesing for the post of Pastor.Its you people who makes a waitress to a PM post. Tell me what do you about Economy, may be your knowledge about economy is just like how Putin talks, only you hear as a language never goes inside your brain. This shows your level of wisdom.

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  • Rajesh Gonsalves, Mangalore / Cairo

    Sun, Jun 24 2012

    Sudheer Mangalore. Have you ever understood what Vladimir Putin spoke? Bengali is an INDIAN language. Every Indian usually speaks English with a local accent.
    Looks like you are Oxford educated, hence you spell country as county.
    Regarding Indian economy its better than most European countries. Pastor has nowhere said anything about his performance as a FM.

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  • Sudheer, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 24 2012

    Pastor, I think you are not reading news paper, see India's economy under your Pranav babu !!!! Its pathetic. What will happen if he became president & talk BENGLISH in foreign county, as a Indian we dont understand whether he is talking english or benagali. God save us.

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  • Pastor E. W. Frank, Udupi

    Sat, Jun 23 2012

    Dear Mr. Pranab:

    You are the next President and you will do great progress in our Nation of India. I met you many years ago with Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi. May God bless you and grant you good health, wisdom and strength to Rule India all your life time.

    Pastor E. W. Frank

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