Do we need a President?

The week that went by saw furious parleys amongst the various parties for a consensus on the Presidential candidate. Political game was being played overtime in the corridors of the national capital. Sonia, Mamta, Mulayam, Jaya and the likes, playing their cards carefully, with the usual twists and turns in the game. Who will ally with whom was a million dollar question and perhaps still remains one. Each one wants their own president and more than a question of who is going to be the next occupant of the Raisina Hill, it was a more an issue of scoring political points and political mileage. All this at a time when the GDP growth rate has plummeted to 5.3%, industrial output is at an all-time low in the recent times and investors are shirking away from India. If this entire frantic search was for a Finance minister who can do something to change the course, then it would have been still some worth.


Ask the common man on the road, ask the small & big entrepreneurs, ask the corporate honchos, ask just about anybody… do we need a president or growth? I am sure that the answer will be latter, in majority of the cases. Yet, our entire political machinery is busy searching the new president. Growth is hit, businesses are hit, and that means less output, less consumer purchases, less money and more misery. How can the new President alter all of this? No clue… Yet our country seems to have only one national priority at this moment, negotiating the next president.

But should we be surprised? This is not the first time that we have been fooled by our political leaders in to believing non-issues as real issues and vice-versa, after all. Frankly I don’t care who shall be the next president…nor do many others in this nation I am sure. I want the GDP growth rate to improve because I know that my and my family’s welfare is in letting businesses & economy flourish. The best that government can do is to stay away from business and not waste tax-payer money in useless hunting.

Engagement stems from growth. So do everything possible to fuel the same. President can wait!