Amidst the elite gathering of politicians, journalists, scholars and diplomats, President unveiled a plaque as he inaugurated The Hindu Centre for Politics & Public Policy – a research centre by the publishers of The Hindu – yesterday at Rashtrapati Bhavan Auditorium in New Delhi. The new think tank aims to encourage research and discussion on critical matters related to politics and public policy.
The occasion was graced by several prominent political leaders like former Prime Minister Shri HD Deve Gowda, UPA Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi, BJP leader Shri L.K. Advani, CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat, Ministers Shri Farooq Abdullah, Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan, Shri G.K. Vasan, Shri Shashi Tharoor and other senior politicians.
Expressing deep appreciation for the objectives of the Hindu Centre, Mr. Mukherjee reflected on what he had learnt about the essence of democracy over the years. “We were told by our teacher of Political Science that three Ds are essentials for democracy, that is, discussion, dissension and finally decision. And when I retired from Parliament, on the day of my election as President, I found that another D which has injected in between, that is, Disruption”, President said.
Source : Kulhar.
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