POSTED BY Sundeep ON Jul 31, 2009 AT 07:39 IST ,  Edited At: Jul 31, 2009 08:42 IST

R. Jagannathan in the DNA wonders whether prime minister Manmohan Singh has risen to his level of less competence:

Was his goof-up at Sharm el-Sheikh, where he agreed to delink terror from a composite dialogue with Pakistan and also inserted Balochistan needlessly into the joint statement, just a one-off or part of his larger makeup?

Manmohan Singh lacks some of the essential skills needed to be PM in a diverse nation. But that does not mean he can't be PM. To succeed, though, he needs people who will cover up for his weaknesses. Pranab Mukherjee is one possible answer. He did his part in the last Lok Sabha when he fended off the left on the nuke deal till the Congress was sure it could win a vote of confidence.

Read: PM and the Peter Principle

POSTED BY Sundeep ON Jul 31, 2009 AT 07:39 IST ,  Edited At: Jul 31, 2009 08:42 IST
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21/D-12
Feb 02, 2011
02:02 AM

I am commenting on this old article.

All talk no action is Manmohan Singh, what was he doing for two years when he was let know about 2G scam?

In regards to Bofor's scam this what Manmohan Said "Indian legal system was harassing Bofors accused Ottavio Quattrocchi and internationally embarrassing the Centre" and with the verdict of Income Tax Tribunal that kickbacks were paid Manmohan Singh stands bare with his misdeeds and convict behaviour.

Indian Deshi
Hyderabad, India
20/D-70
Jan 06, 2011
07:14 PM

 The question should have been discussed in 2009. His performance was never an issue. He showed how incompetent he was way back then. If people did not wake up, it was not his fault.

Ganesan
Nj, USA
19/D-30
Jan 06, 2011
08:51 AM

For many many years Manmohan Singh has been an icon of economic & financial knowledge, a man of high standards & honesty in all actions. He held very important positions as Advisor to the PM, Fin Secy, RBI Governor, Fin Minister and the prime Minister of the biggest democracy and highly potential nation - India. We were all jubilant on his donning the "avtar" of PM, we were not only hoping but confident of good things to happen around us. But , was has been happening for last few years in his second innings can only be termed as disasters and failures, for his own image as well as the nation. Mistrust of Manmohan Singh was never in dreams even. Now, you, me, us and the world may really be feel cheated of non delivery. Most, unfortunately he has not become a certified politician also? Then what? Is he only the Head of the Union Cabinet and a big babu like the cabinet secretary, this question will be answered more better after he quits or may be by the incoming generation. God bless him.          

Awni
jaipur, India
18/D-14
Aug 03, 2009
07:44 AM
Wonderful, Harun Saab!
If I am a PM and my cabinet ministers are involved in scam, I have no responsibility. Tomorrow, my son will get kickback and I will pledge innocence.
May I get an answer, why Dr Singh cannot get himself elected from Lok Sabha? Why he had to file a false affidavit that he lived in Assam for 10 years!
arun r
Bangalore, india
17/D-27
Aug 02, 2009
11:56 AM
i had made it clear that even a man of dr singhs honesty was restrained by parlimentary democracy and thus he could not act against people involved in scams.Be it as finance minister or as prime minister.The fact is he is clean and honest.Yes its pretty obvious that a few are biased and taking potshots on decent man.Even vajpayee could not act against yeshwant sinha,pramod mahajan and arun shourie.They were involved in uti,telecom and sea rock juhu scams does that mean vajpayee was a beneficiary as well.Everybody is free to hae his say but keeping facts in mind and not bieng selective.
drharun
chennai, India
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