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[h=1]Full text: Pranab Mukherjee addresses nation ahead of 67th Republic Day[/h]President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the nation on Monday evening ahead of the 67th Republic Day of India. Like every year, he spoke about the different burning issues including terrorism, intolerance, rise of poullution, the economy and India's ties with Pakistan.
He ended his speech with a quote from Rabindranath Tagore, urging the youth of the country to march ahead and take centrestage.
Here is the full text of the speech:
My Fellow Citizens:
1.On the eve of the sixty-seventh Republic Day of our nation, I extend warm greetings to all of you in India and abroad. I convey my special greetings to members of our Armed Forces, Para-military Forces and Internal Security Forces. I pay my tribute to the brave soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice of their lives in defending India’s territorial integrity and in upholding the rule of law.
Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/india/full...ation-ahead-of-67th-republic-day-2598388.html
He ended his speech with a quote from Rabindranath Tagore, urging the youth of the country to march ahead and take centrestage.
Here is the full text of the speech:
My Fellow Citizens:
1.On the eve of the sixty-seventh Republic Day of our nation, I extend warm greetings to all of you in India and abroad. I convey my special greetings to members of our Armed Forces, Para-military Forces and Internal Security Forces. I pay my tribute to the brave soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice of their lives in defending India’s territorial integrity and in upholding the rule of law.
Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/india/full...ation-ahead-of-67th-republic-day-2598388.html