Cong. leader Jaffer Sharif backs RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for presidency

Cong. leader Jaffer Sharif backs RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for presidency

Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader and former railway minister C K Jaffer Sharif has backed the name of RSS Chief Mohan Bhagawath for presidency in a letter written to prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"In my personal view, there is nothing wrong in suggesting his name for presidency. Large nation of ours has different ideologies and Mohan Bhagwath too believes in one such ideology and hence one cannot suspect his personal integrity on patriotism", Jaffer Sharif noted in the letter.

He went on to add and hoped that, "None would oppose him as a candidate for presidency." "Most thinkers and political outfits would accept my opinion with an open mind", Jaffer Sharif stated.