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No Indian should fall prey to the hideous design of vested interests and anti-India proponents: Vice President

| @indiablooms | Nov 01, 2017, at 01:08 am

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that no Indian should fall prey to the hideous design of vested interests and anti-India proponents in fomenting trouble and weakening the unity and integrity of the country.

He was delivering the first Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture, here on Sunday.


The former Governor of Karnataka, T.N. Chaturvedi and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.


The Vice President also administered the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas pledge on this occasion. 

The Vice President said that by remembering this great man, remembering his words and achievements, we gain immense enthusiasm, inspiration and job-oriented self-confidence.

He further said that the views of Sardar Patel are ideal for all of us and quoted Sardar Patel as saying, "in a tough time the cowards find excuses, the brave people find the way".


Inspired by Mahatma ji, Sardar Patel’s ideals were nonviolence, skill, hard work, ability and efficiency, he added.

The Vice President said that great qualities of Patel - loyalty to the leader, love for the motherland, unshakeable commitment to nationalism and complete steadfastness in completing the integration of diverse princely States with the Union of India without bothering about post or position.

His was a monumental contribution in shaping the destiny of modern India and the country will remain ever grateful to him for ensuring its unity and integrity, he added.

The Vice President said that India’s progress in various fields and its march as one of the major economies should not be allowed to be obstructed by anybody and every Indian should strive to uphold and strengthen country’s unity and integrity.VenkaiahNaidu, VIcePreident

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