Let's not jump the gun

With reference to the editorial, “Presidential prerogatives” (July 21), President-elect Ramnath Kovind’s overwhelming victory in the just concluded poll indicates that it was marked by considerable cross-voting, which is also a pointer to his “acceptability” across party lines. 

However, as rightly observed in the editorial, astute mobilisation by the ruling coalition in Kovind’s favour made things smoother for him. Congratulations to him.

While Opposition parties got together to project former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar as their unanimous candidate for presidency, they could clearly see the writing on the wall.

The editorial has liberally quoted several instances when the incumbent president had refused