Open Letter
Pratibha Patil-President or a devoted wife- which role is first?



Respected Pratibha ji

Profound regards

If I submit a question to you as to which role of yours comes first-
being a President or being a devoted wife? Probably, you may find it
difficult to answer because despite your ascendance to the highest
position of our nation you have very elegantly carried out your role
of a devoted wife. As President, you have made yourself known not only
as Pratibha Patil but as Pratibha Devisingh Patil. Probably, you added
the name of your husband with your name so that you may also be known
as a true Indian wife. You equally respected your husband as you
respected the honourable position of President of India. There can be
no doubt that the way you are conducting yourself in public ceremonies
as President is a decent example for Indian women. The dignified way
in which you put on your apparels specially the graceful sari and the
tight-neck blouse and cover your head is an excellent example of
Indian culture. Indian women specially college girls should learn from
your decent ways. I have also seen that in big ceremonies you take
full care of devotion of an Indian wife. You ensure full respect for
your husband Shri Devisingh Patil in state ceremonies. I have seen
live telecast in which your husband is normally seen in the state car
and he accompanies you to most of the places where a President is
supposed to go. Undoubtedly, you are presenting a forceful example to
the Indian women and you are carrying your duty of a devoted wife with
your role of Indian President. Your husband should be excited about
it. He might be realizing that his wife is making no distinction
between the position of a President and position of a husband. He
might be feeling that despite reaching the highest position as
President his wife has not forgotten her duties towards her husband.
Shri Devisingh Patil is also ensuring that you get all his help in
carrying out the responsibilities of a President.
Respected Pratibha Ji I am writing to you because you are a very
sensible lady with best responsibilities towards the family. The
position which you are holding today has immense respect in the whole
world. In such a situation, if some finger is pointed towards your
husband then the respect of the country gets affected. I would avoid
any comments on the decision of the SDO of Dariyapur of Amravati
district in which allegations of cheating for grabbing land have been
leveled against Shri Devisingh Patil. Let me submit a straight
question to you that when you equally respect the position of a
president and of a husband then what would be your reaction when
somebody raises finger at your husband Shri Devisingh Patil? Nobody
can have an objection for your devotion of duty to your husband but in
doing so if the respect of the country is adversely affected then it
becomes your responsibility to ponder over. I don’t know how much
property is with your family, but I know for certain that once one
becomes the President of India, the property of crores and beyond has
no meaning. May be the decision of SDO Dariyapur against your husband
is incorrect but I would like to say that if two acres of land is
given to that poor farmer it will matter nothing for you. When you are
giving that utmost respect to your husband then it may be difficult
for you to escape by saying that this matter is not connected to you
and it is connected with your husband. Kindly tell me whether two
acres of land has any meaning after one becomes a President. The
better option could have been that Shri Devisingh Patil who is
enjoying this special respect could have abdicated the two acre land
in favour of the alleged farmer. This issue is not of two acre of land
but this issue is connected with the honour of the country. It does
not sound graceful that a person sitting in President House of India
faces any allegation-wrong or right. You know it well that after a
false allegation lord Rama had to abdicate his pious wife. I know that
this is not an age of lord Rama and nor it is Satyug nor you could
send Shri Devisingh Patil out of the President House but you could get
this issue silenced by giving two acres of land to the poor farmer
Bansod. I intend no disrespect to you but I find it my humble duty to
bring the fact before you.
I pray to God that with your duty of a devoted wife you can also
maintain full respect for the position of the President.

                                                                                                Your Sincerely
                                                                                                S.P. Mittal

In honour of Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil
Honourable President of India
New Delhi.