Happy to share this article about my alma mater College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram. Do read and let me know your opinions.
Thanks @litemeter for your thoughtful corrections and editing.
https://t.co/NImQtZwW5i
The only press conference question PM Modi has faced in 9 years, and the answer he gave
This is worth documenting
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QUESTION
What steps is the Indian government planning to take to improve the rights of Muslims, and other religious minorities, in India and to uphold free speech?
ANSWER
I am actually really surprised. India is indeed a democracy. And, as President Biden also mentioned, for both India and America, democracy is in our DNA, democracy is our spirit. Democracy runs in our veins. We live democracy. And, our ancestors have actually put words to this concept, and that is in the form of our constitution.
Our government has taken the basic principles of democracy, and on that basis, our constitution is made, and the entire country runs on that.
Our constitution and our government have always proved that democracy can deliver. And when I say deliver, it is regardless of caste, creed, religion and gender. There’s no...absolutely no space for discrimination. And, when you talk of democracy, if there are no human values, and there’s no humanity, there’s no human rights, then, it’s not a democracy.
When we have accepted democracy, there’s absolutely no space for discrimination. That’s why India believes in moving ahead with everybody we trust, and everybody’s efforts. These are the foundational principles, which are the basis for how we operate and how we live our lives.
In India, the benefits that are provided by the government are accessible to all, whoever deserves those, it is available to everyone. That’s why in India’s democratic values, there’s absolutely no discrimination; not on the basis of caste, creed, age or any kind of geographic location.
SOURCE: https://t.co/ZHaUMaT2L5
Packed audience today at the College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala where the Students' Federation of India (SFI) unit screened the #BBCDocumentary 'India: The Modi Question'.