Political parties for picking Bachchan for presidency
Reuters, Mumbai
Four political parties are considering nominating Amitabh Bachchan to run for the country's largely ceremonial post of president, media reports said yesterday. But the 64-year-old superstar, who made an unhappy foray into politics two decades ago, so far seems unmoved by the proposal, they said. Parliamentarians are due to elect a new president -- a post mostly held by veteran politicians in the past -- before President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's five-year term ends in July. The president is elected by an electoral college made of central and state lawmakers. The Times Now television channel said some political parties were discussing four names for the contest, one of them being Bachchan and the rest seasoned politicians.
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