After the oath-taking ceremony, 13thPresident of India Pranab Mukherjee said in his first speech that "We are in the midst of a fourth world war; the third was the Cold War, but it was very warm in Asia, Africa and Latin America till it ended in the early 1990s. The war against terrorism is the fourth; and it is a world war because it can raise its evil head anywhere in the world."
Pranab Mukherjee praised our armed forces as well as police forces.
UPA candidate for Presidential elections Pranab Mukherjee is recently in Kolkata. Mr. Pranab Mukherjee will meet with Congress leaders and MPs and MLAs of Left parties who will back him in forthcoming Presidential election. In this recent trip of Pranab Mukherjee in West Bengal, there is no chance of any type of talk between him and Mamata Banerjee. Senior party leader of Trinamool Congress, Subrata Mukherjee said that Mamata Banerjee will take the decision on Presidential election just two days before the election.
So, the battle of nerve between Trinamool Congress and Congress is still going on. Pranab Mukherjee has already said that he is willing to talk with Mamata Banerjee if she is ready.
Just few minutes ago, the meeting between Mamata Banerjee and Sonia Gandhi ended. Sonia Gandhi has indicated that Pranab Mukherjee is the first choice of Congress party for their candidate in 13th President of India. The next choice of Congress is Vice President Hamid Ansari.
Mamata Banerjee will now meet Mulayam Singh Yadav now and after that she discuss with her partymen and will issue her statements.
After the meeting between Sonia and Mamata, it is clear now that Pranab Mukherjee is the President candidate for Congress party. Mulayam Singh Yadav has already said that he ready to accept politician in the post of President of India. On the other hand Mamata Banerjee is not very happy with union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee over many financial issues of the state. Everyone is waiting what Mamata says after meeting with Mulayam Singh Yadav. Previously Mamata Banerjee indicated that she has no objection if Hamid Ansari becomes the candidate for President's post.
