President Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the nation on the eve of Republic day.
Here are the highlights:
- Convey my special greetings to member of armed forces, paramilitary forces and other security forces
- 26th January holds an everlasting place in our national memory
- After three decades the people have voted to power a single party for a stable government
- It pains me to see that mother India is not respected by her own children when it comes to the safety of women.
- Atrocities of rape, murders, harassment on the roads, kidnapping and dowry deaths have made women fearful even in their own homes
- The Indian Constitution is the holy book of democracy
- The most powerful example of India's soft power lies in our definition of the relationship between faith and polity
- The world must join India in fighting the menace of terrorism
- Economic progress is also a test of democracy. 2015 is a year of hope.
- Achieving five percent plus growth rates each in the first two quarters of 2014-15 is a healthy sign for an early reversion to the high growth trajectory of 7-8 percent.
- Our national ambition is to raise the quality of life of Indians by quantum leaps
- Our youth must lead the way to mastery of technology and communication
- The cloud has become a library without frontiers and vast opportunity awaits within the computer in your palm
- We can never cease to learn from a Mahatma, let us follow his example, and become worthy children of a magnificent father