New Delhi: As Parliament discussed growing incidents of intolerance across the country, President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday emphasised on “cleansing minds of divisive thoughts” and said the “real dirt of India lies not on the streets but in our minds ... and in our unwillingness to let go of views that divide society into them and us”.
Speaking at a event at Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Ashram, Mr Mukherjee spoke of Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of India as an inclusive nation in which every section of the population lived in equality and enjoyed equal opportunity, adding that the essence of being human was “our trust of each other”.
“Every day, we see unprecedented violence all around us. At the heart of this violence is darkness, fear and mistrust. While we invent new modes of combating this ever-spiralling violence, we must not forget the power of non-violence, dialogue and reason,” he said.
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