Talk:Manmohan Singh
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Thirteenth Prime Minister
As clearly mentioned in the article that Dr. Singh is the sucessor to Mr Vajpayee. The link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atal_Behari_Vajpayee decribes Mr Vajpayee as the 10th PM of India. I m not sure about this, but would like someone who knows about this to review the articles, so as to rectify the errors if any. Thanks.
- As detailed on Prime Minister of India, Mr. Vajpayee served two terms. When he took office for the first time, he was the 10th prime minister of India. There were two other prime ministers (as well as Mr. Vajpayee's second term) before Mr. Singh became the 13th prime minister. The previously mentioned article has a nice table. User:Gaurav
First Sikh Prime Minister
I'm sure I'm not alone in having assumed that the two previous PMs called "Singh" were Sikhs, too. Could someone knowledgable add an explanation, either on this page or the other Singhs'? Tnx, –Hajor
- VP was not: [1] (http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:lXXYaWyoTo0J:allaboutsikhs.com/basics/intro-04.htm+VP+Singh+Sikh&hl=en); CC I can't find anything on. Markalexander100 04:24, 22 May 2004 (UTC)
Thanks for your search efforts. Wikipedia (I should have looked) has, of course, an article on Singh, which offers the following explanation: "While all male Sikhs are Singhs, not all Singhs are Sikh. It was a name in use before the Sikhs and signified someone of high caste. Therefore you often get Hindu Singhs who are not Sikhs." So, another preconception bites the dust. –Hajor 15:20, 22 May 2004 (UTC)
regarded
Why was the word "regarded" bolded? Quadell (talk) 18:33, May 24, 2004 (UTC)
In Gurumukhi ?
Why Manmohan's name in Gurumukhi ? Should PV Narasimha Rao's name written in Telugu and Devegowda's in Kannada ? - Kesava 07:08, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Quite possibly? 62.252.224.12 16:16, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Yeah. That would fit very much for a multilingual country like India. -- Sundar 05:34, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)
- Definitely. We should encourage people who can write in those languages to add such names as appropriate. QuartierLatin1968
Lok Sabha
The article notes his defeat at South Delhi in 1999. Where is his current constituency? Adam 09:39, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- He's not a member of Lok Sabha, but is a member of Rajya Sabha from Assam according to this (http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/Website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2). The notion of a constituency is not associated with a Rajya Sabha member as he and others represent a state and not a single constituency. -- Sundar (talk • contribs) 05:04, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)
Is there no requirement that the PM be a member of the Lok Sabha? Is he the first PM not to be a member? Adam 06:25, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- The only requirement is that the PM should be a member of either of the houses of Indian Parliament. If s/he is not a member s/he must get elected within six months of appointment as PM or a minister in the cabinet. I think he's not the first Indian PM who is not a member of the Lok Sabha. -- Sundar (talk • contribs) 06:38, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)
Thanks. This should be noted in the article. Adam 06:45, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)