Welcome New President of India

Sri. Pranab Mukherjee is becoming the thirteenth president of India. He had an illustrious political career spanning decades. He had been cabinet minister for different portfolios. He was a peacemaker for the congress and UPA in many a crisis. Unlike some the former presidents who also had a political background, Sri. Pranab Mukherjee comes right from the thick of action & not after leaving active politics for some time. Though there were a huge demand (especially in Facebook & social networking sites)for Sri. A.P.J. Abdul kalaam, most of the political parties were, i guess - preferring some body from politics - their home turf - to become the president. Incidentally there was not much of competition for Sri. Pranab Mukherjee. Support given to him by Left parties were questioned by some. There were some action in JNU SFI Unit and its reaction came swiftly from higher party echelons. All is well that ends well. We can hope that Sri. Pranab Mukherjee, with his experience as a very senior political leader, will become an Icon of India as its first citizen. May the country prosper well under his tenure especially in wake of the economic turmoil which is happening in different parts of the world.