A P J Abdul Kalam is unlikely to contest for the post of the President despite efforts by BJP to persuade him to enter the fray. Sources close to Kalam said that a formal announcement by the former President is expected very shortly. Kalam conveyed his reluctance to contest when BJP leader L K Advani called him thrice to persuade him to be the Opposition's common candidate against UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee, sources said. Kalam's candidature is being pushed by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who broke ranks with UPA to prop him. The former President has been insisting that he could consider entering the fray only if there was surety about his victory.
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