Need to cleanse minds of real dirt: Pranab

Ahmedabad, December 1

In a strong message amid the raging debate over intolerance, President Pranab Mukherjee today asked people to cleanse their minds of divisive thoughts which he said was the “real dirt” and not that on the streets and free public discourse of “all forms of violence”.

Addressing a series of functions, the President invoked Mahatma Gandhi and cited his vision of India as an inclusive nation where every section of population lived in equality and enjoyed equal opportunity.

Referring to government’s cleanliness campaign, Mukherjee said, “Swachh Bharat, according to Bapu, implied a clean mind, clean body and clean environment.”