“Tolerance is the source of our resilience. We acknowledge and value our plurality. We are proud of our diversity. “The Constitution of India symbolises the ambitions and aspirations of more than a billion Indians. Any attempt to define our nationhood in terms of dogmas and identities of religion, region, bigotry, and intolerance will only erode our sense of national identity.” Our nationalism derives from our Constitution. Constitutional Patriotism is the tenet of Indian Nationalism “, which were taken from Pranab Mukherjee’s speech to the RSS members in Nagpur.
Now, this address, which was packed with political messaging, delivered a lot of explicit and implied messages to people around the country, including legislators, media, residents, and more. What might that indicate? Is the former president making any allusions to a potential run for prime minister? Or are we interpreting it too broadly? Why, at a time when we are already fighting so much polarisation and communalism, could he refer to someone like Hedgewar as a wonderful son of India?
Perhaps it will continue to be a fairly significant statement made by a politician of this stature and expertise for a very long time to come: “Today I came here to pay my respects & homage to a wonderful son of Mother India KB Hedgewarji.” What if any hidden goals are there? Why not use precise word choice?
Political analysts are analysing what was stated and what was left unsaid in the address, and there is a lot of buzz right now. We will find out how it turns out in the future. But it is undeniable that this is a significant event as we approach the 2019 general elections, and the battle lines have been set.
It will be premature to declare any candidate the winner of the historic election in India scheduled for 2019 at this time. The scene is ready.
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