Vijayawada: Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu objected to the use of abusive language in politics and spending crores of rupees in the elections.
He came to Guntur on Sunday and participated in a cordial meeting at the Guntur club. He recalled that he had participated in every election and this is the first time he is inactive in the general elections.
He claimed that he contested elections with the money donated by people and said that he wants to continue serving people in the coming days.
He expressed his anguish over the low quality of political debates during the just-concluded election campaigns with politicians resorting to personalised attacks instead of focusing on larger issues of public concern.
Speaking at a function organised to felicitate him by his friends and well wishers, following the recent conferment of a honorary doctorate by the University for Peace at Costa Rica, Mr Venkaiah Naidu said that politicians should remember that they are only rivals and not enemies, and said that language should not be abusive.
All political parties, people and the press too should seriously ponder over this issue, he added.
He recalled that during his younger days as a legislator, he used to be highly critical of and harsh on the policies of government but never indulged in personal attacks.
