NAGPUR: Former President Pranab Mukherjee, who drew flak from Congress for accepting an RSS invite to handle its cadres, spoke of the wish to admire pluralism somewhat than dogmas and spiritual identities at the same time as he known as for public engagement and dialogue to reconcile ideological differences.
Mukherjee's feedback stressing inclusiveness and warning towards intolerance diluting nationwide identity had been observed by Congress as "sagacious advice" to the RSS however his endorsement of Sangh founder K B Hedgewar as a "great son of Mother India" may just now not be so easily defined.
The media and political observation over Mukherjee agreeing to be the executive visitor at the passing-out parade of Sangh trainees drew in a larger-than-normal crowd to listen to him with people pouring in to the Reshimbagh grounds hours before the event started.
Mukherjee did not utter a single word on RSS however made pointed references to Jawaharlal Nehru's vision of Indian nationalism, marking a clear distinction with the Sangh's less-than-laudatory view of India's first PM.
"We celebrate our diversity. Any attempt at defining our nationhood in terms of dogmas and identities of religion, region, hatred and intolerance will only lead to dilution of our national identity," he said. But at the same time as he delivered a class on inclusive values, his presence at the RSS HQ marked a rejection of Congress's view that this goes towards his political views.
Mukherjee's feedback stressing inclusiveness and warning towards intolerance diluting nationwide identity had been observed by Congress as "sagacious advice" to the RSS however his endorsement of Sangh founder K B Hedgewar as a "great son of Mother India" may just now not be so easily defined.
The media and political observation over Mukherjee agreeing to be the executive visitor at the passing-out parade of Sangh trainees drew in a larger-than-normal crowd to listen to him with people pouring in to the Reshimbagh grounds hours before the event started.
Mukherjee did not utter a single word on RSS however made pointed references to Jawaharlal Nehru's vision of Indian nationalism, marking a clear distinction with the Sangh's less-than-laudatory view of India's first PM.
"We celebrate our diversity. Any attempt at defining our nationhood in terms of dogmas and identities of religion, region, hatred and intolerance will only lead to dilution of our national identity," he said. But at the same time as he delivered a class on inclusive values, his presence at the RSS HQ marked a rejection of Congress's view that this goes towards his political views.
At RSS headquarters, Pranab preaches pluralism, tolerance and secularism
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