The fact is India is not known for producing distinguished statesmen like Lee
Kwan Yu (Singapore) or Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam).Indian leaders or high officials
tend to be:
- pompous mediocrities with a king-size ego; intellectual lightweights, bereft
of ideas,
- no brilliance, creativity,or grand
Vajpayee gave us Dr A.P. J Kalam, an articulate figure and a towering
personality who inspired all during his tenure in office and outside it.
Then came Pratibha Patil who nobody knew much, except the Gandhi Family who
rewarded her with this prestigious honour for being a loyalist. She came
and
