President Pranab Mukerjee inaugurated an Archives and research center at Sabarmathi Ashram where Mahatma Gandhi lived for 12 years. President spoke about Swatch Barath mission, series of terror attacks as well as intolerance in the country.
President said ‘Real dirt of India lies not in our streets but in our minds, in our willingness to let go of views that divide society into Them, Us, Pure and Impure.’
He further said Swatch Bath is just the beginning of a larger revolution and should be seen also as an intense effort to cleanse the minds and fulfill Gandhi Ji’s vision in all aspects’ Talking about intolerance and terror attacks President said ‘At the heart of this violence is darkness, fear and mistrust, while we invent new modes of combating this ever spiraling violence, we must not forget the power of non-violence, dialogue and reason”.
‘We live in times when the world needs GandhiJi more than ever’ he affirmed. President further said ‘Gandhiji always wanted SUDHAR Bharth that is good path, right path and also one that holds human civilization together. Let us pledge to join hands and build an India that truly exemplifies this SUDHAR,” .