{"id":5484,"date":"2007-06-16T23:08:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-16T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2007-06-16T23:08:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-16T17:38:00","slug":"why-jug-suraiya-supports-shivraj-patil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/why-jug-suraiya-supports-shivraj-patil\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Jug Suraiya supports Shivraj Patil"},"content":{"rendered":"
Heh<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also, doubts have been expressed about how Pratibha Patil will carry our a president’s onerous duties if she continues to wear a saree. DNA<\/i> quotes<\/a> a protocol officer as saying:<\/p>\n [I]f she wants to jump onto a tank or climb into a fighter, or spend a day out at sea with the Navy, as the past Presidents have been doing, then she may have to think of adding salwar kameezs or trousers to her wardrobe.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n At this point, let me just say that I sincerely hope that Ms. Patil does not<\/i> want to “jump onto a tank or climb into a fighter, or spend a day out at sea with the Navy.” Those aren’t essential tasks for a figurehead, and there is no need for her to be macho. <\/p>\n And much as I like salwars<\/a>, I can’t think of any essential presidential duty that Ms. Patil cannot perform in a saree. Hell, even Abdul Kalam should wear them. No?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Heh<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also, doubts have been expressed about how Pratibha Patil will carry our a president’s onerous duties if she continues to wear a saree. DNA<\/i> quotes<\/a> a protocol officer as saying:<\/p>\n [I]f she wants to jump onto a tank or climb into a fighter, or spend a day out at sea with the Navy, as the past Presidents have been doing, then she may have to think of adding salwar kameezs or trousers to her wardrobe.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n At this point, let me just say that I sincerely hope that Ms. Patil does not<\/i> want to “jump onto a tank or climb into a fighter, or spend a day out at sea with the Navy.” Those aren’t essential tasks for a figurehead, and there is no need for her to be macho. <\/p>\n\n
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