President Pranab Mukherjee for course correction
Modi tweeted, 'an insightful address by Rashtrapatiji'
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-08-15 02:39 GMT
New Delhi: Reacting to the President’s address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “an insightful address by Rashtrapatiji.” The President said, “If the institutions of democracy are under pressure, it is time for serious thinking by people and their parties.”
Seeking an immediate course-correction by the political class, Mr Mukherjee said, “If we do not act now, will our successors seven decades hence remember us with the respect and admiration we have for those who shaped the Indian dream in 1947? The answer may not be comfortable, but the question has to be asked.”
On the scourge of terrorism, the President emphasised India’s zero-terrorism approach and sent a direct and stern message to Pakistan, saying “Infiltration into our territory and attempts to create mayhem will be dealt with a strong hand.”