Letter.

Letter Published in The National Uae on 6 Dec 13
Singh's sincerity laudable, not his remarks on ModiI   I enjoyed reading the article Indian PM will step down and says Modi is a disastrous candidate (January 4).

At a press conference, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledged his inability to control inflation, unemployment and corruption.

I appreciate his sincerity in accepting his failure to fulfil the promises he made to the people of India. But I think he should have stopped there. Instead of doing so, he went on to make an unwarranted remark about Narendara Modi, saying that it would be “disastrous” if he became prime minister.

During his two tenures as prime minister, Mr Singh failed miserably and his party was completely defeated in four states during the recent elections. That shows that his party has lost trust among people.

The truth is that Mr Modi has, at least, proven his ability in one state, while Mr Singh has not been able to do so. Even as an economist he has not been able to show any thing over the past nine years. Now he should leave the decision to choose the next leader to the people.

Today people are more powerful than ever. For proof, Mr Singh and his party need not look beyond the capital, where the Aam Admi Party has been brought to power.

K Ragavan, India