He is no rubber stamp

Sir, - This refers to the two letters (June 16) disapproving of the President's support for the relaxing of marks for SCs/STs in the medical entrance tests for PG courses. Mr. K. R. Narayanan came out with his views only when the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. Digvijay Singh, wrote to him on the subject. The President has demonstrated on crucial occasions that he is not a rubber stamp. For example, he rebuffed the attempts by the regimes of Mr. I. K. Gujral and Mr. A. B. Vajpayee to dismiss the Kalyan Singh and Rabri Devi Governments in U.P. and Bihar and saved the States from constitutional and political crises. The President's wise counsel on crucial issues has enhanced not only his prestige but also of the highest office of the land that he holds.

C. R. Narayanan,

Cuddalore

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