Jindal scotches VP talk, to focus on current job

Louisiana’s Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal has once again scotched as “speculation” that John McCain...

Louisiana’s Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal has once again scotched as “speculation” that John McCain, the likely Republican presidential nominee, may pick him as his running mate, saying he would focus on his current job.

“The speculation is flattering. I’ve talked to the senator several times. We’ve never talked about the topic,” Jindal said on Sunday during an interview on CBS.

Jindal, 37, has been touted as among the favourites to be McCain’s running mate despite his repeated comments that he was happy with his job.

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He was one of a handful of potential candidates who spent Memorial Day weekend at the Sedona, Arizona, home of McCain, 71, a Vietnam war veteran.

But Jindal, a former member of the US House of Representatives, who became the first Indian-American Governor of a US State in January, did not say whether he would reject a runningmate offer.

“The reality is, I’ve got the job that I want. This is an historic time for my state, not only because of Katrina and Rita, those awful hurricanes in 2005, but for many reasons, like the energy economy and other opportunities.”

“I’m certainly supporting Senator McCain, will do whatever I can to help him get elected, but I’m focused on being Governor of Louisiana,” he said.

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Jindal had earlier scotched reports about his candidature, saying that there was never any explicit talk whatsoever about a shortlist “about Vice-President, any of that”.

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