02-08-2008, 08:04 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Manmohan's hand</b>
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not as powerless a politician as he is made out to be. There are certain individuals who draw strength from those around him. There are certain people against whom the superior authorities fear to act as the former professes proximity to Dr Singh. A case in point is the Officer of Special Duty of St Stephen's College Valson Thampu. His appointment was initially made in violation of the provisions of the Ordinances of the Delhi University Calendar. Thampu stayed put arguing that since St Stephen's was a minority institution DU laws did not apply. Now the minority panel too has declared the appointment legally untenable. But Thampu still stays put. Somebody said, "For on his side he has the favourites of the Prime Minister."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not as powerless a politician as he is made out to be. There are certain individuals who draw strength from those around him. There are certain people against whom the superior authorities fear to act as the former professes proximity to Dr Singh. A case in point is the Officer of Special Duty of St Stephen's College Valson Thampu. His appointment was initially made in violation of the provisions of the Ordinances of the Delhi University Calendar. Thampu stayed put arguing that since St Stephen's was a minority institution DU laws did not apply. Now the minority panel too has declared the appointment legally untenable. But Thampu still stays put. Somebody said, "For on his side he has the favourites of the Prime Minister."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->