Rakhi Chakrabarty, TNN May 10, 2012
Demand for tribal President grows
NEW DELHI: Tribal groups are drumming up support for a Scheduled Tribe candidate as the next president of India, but they are yet to agree on a name. Earlier, former Speaker and NCP leader P A Sangma had pitched for a tribal candidate for the president’s post.
The Indian Confederation of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (ICITP), which represents 310 tribal organizations, proposed the name of Meghalaya governor R S Mooshahary as President Pratibha Patil’s successor. Mooshahary, a retired IPS officer, was director-general of the elite NSG and BSF. […]
There are 53 tribal MPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
“Tribals comprise about 8% of the country’s population. There have been presidents from Scheduled Caste and religious minority groups but not a tribal yet,” said Muchahary.
The Tribal Forum of India, comprising tribal leaders of various political parties, met on Wednesday with a similar objective. Sangma is a member of the Forum which has written to all MPs and political parties seeking support for a tribal candidate as the 13th president of India. […]
Source: Demand for tribal President grows – Times Of India
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