Kalam's Tenure

i disagree on all counts with you, friend.
1) On Bihar episode, he does not have any option, and that too at midnight when the government says that it is sending the proclamation again, then he is duty bound to do it.
2) Same is the case with Office of Profit Bill too. He was forced to sign, when the bill was sent to him the 2nd time and PM himself personally requesting him on this bill.
3) K.R.Narayan also expressed his wish for a 2nd term and i think since congress does not extend its support to him, he has to withdraw from the race.
4) If you make political instability as the yardstick, then i think SD Sharma also scores on this and to some extent R.V also has faced such issues.
5) Kalam deserves all respects, as he made the post of presidency not as an ornament, but a respectable post.
6) Yes, he is simple and modest and with this quality, he has reached greater heights. I read a newsitem this morning, wherein when he vacates Rashtrapathi Bhavan, his luggage is just 2 suitcases containing his prized possessions of books and his clothing.
I don't know, what bias you have for Prathiba Patil or KR Narayan, but Kalam deserves a special place in the country, just for the reason he dreamt for the common man in a way, nobody has dare to dream in the past 50 years.