{"id":5906,"date":"2007-02-17T15:23:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-17T09:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=104"},"modified":"2007-02-17T15:23:00","modified_gmt":"2007-02-17T09:53:00","slug":"amitabh-bachchan-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/amitabh-bachchan-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Amitabh for president?"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’m amused by all the speculation<\/a> around whether Amitabh Bachchan will consent to being a candidate in India’s presidential elections. If anything, it shows how meaningless the post is, a vestigial organ of government. In the past, it’s been used to kick politicians upstairs, reward old partymen for a few decades of service, or make a symbolic gestures about inclusiveness. (The calculus of caste and religion plays a part; see here<\/a> and here<\/a>.) But at least most previous presidents have had some kind of experience in politics and governance. Why does Bachchan deserve to be president?<\/p>\n On the other hand, do consider who won it last. I can’t imagine Bachchan coming up with anything quite like APJ Abdul Kalam’s poetry<\/a>. I can live with “Eir Bir Phatte.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m amused by all the speculation<\/a> around whether Amitabh Bachchan will consent to being a candidate in India’s presidential elections. If anything, it shows how meaningless the post is, a vestigial organ of government. In the past, it’s been used to kick politicians upstairs, reward old partymen for a few decades of service, or make a symbolic gestures about inclusiveness. (The calculus of caste and religion plays a part; see here<\/a> and here<\/a>.) But at least most previous presidents have had some kind of experience in politics and governance. Why does Bachchan…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n