DR. B analysed that 'we need a large number of educated, honest, sincere, broadminded and efficient people to take up the leadership in politics and society'. But what he forgot to mention is that we also need a man with guts and courage and not a timid personality like him who vacated his post of the presidency at the behest of the BNP parliamentary party. Didn't the ex-president, whose obligation was to uphold the constitution, know that the decree of the BNP parliamentary party had no constitutional basis?

According to him " If I am resisted, I will tackle it when it comes". But how come he didn't have the nerve to tackle when he was pushed out of Bangabhaban?

Furthermore, Dr. B says he 'resigned from the presidency of the republic on account of disagreement on principle'. Disagreement with whom? As president, he was not supposed to have any affinity with any political party. How can a president ­ the symbol of sovereignty ­ flee from his responsibilities to the nation because of 'disagreement on principle'? Whom is he trying to fool?

He begged to be excused for he 'curtailed the menu of the iftar in view of the monga situation' but wasn't it a party at the lavish winter garden of Sheraton Hotel? What a level of hypocrisy!