'I have enormous respect for our President and it is possible that she reacted emotionally without even imagining that her unhappiness would become part of Bengal’s electoral battle. Unfortunately, when you are the President, you cannot afford to be spontaneous and vocal about these things. The President may benefit from using the standard precedents for communicating with politicians. Certainly, the institution she represents will gain enormously if she uses her discretion and avoids this sort of controversy.'

Vir Sanghvi writes