Chief Minister of West Bengal and Trinamool Congress President Mamta Banerjee today launched her facebook page asking facebook users to support Dr. A P J Abdul for the presidential election. On her page she said, Kalam is not just her choice but he is also the choice of millions of Indians.
Mamata Banerjee wrote in her first post
Brothers and sisters, my fellow countrymen,
Today I am starting a dynamic engagement process with all of you through this page. This is my first post on this page. I am a humble, transparent, common person like the vast majority of you. I gave voice to what millions of Indians want to see in a President.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is a proud and distinguished son of India who continues to inspire all Indians. He embodies qualities I greatly admire and believe in practicing daily. He is a man of integrity who has held his head high and made the nation proud through his achievements. 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.
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.
We in the All India Trinamool Congress support Dr. Kalam as the Presidential candidate. I have already given a clarion call to other parties to support Dr. Kalam as President. 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.
In a democracy people’s will is supreme. I request all my fellow citizens to petition their public representatives to stand up, support and vote for Dr. Kalam. Let your voice be heard. I will bow to the will of the people.
Few days ago TMC chief Mamta together with Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav proposed the name of Dr Kalam. BJP has already said to support Dr. Kalam, but things changed suddently when Mulayam Sung broke away and pledged support to Pranav Mukherjee, leaving Mamta Banerjee totally isolated.
i support for APJ Abdul Kalam