No reference to Mahatma s assassination in Pranab s speech: Yechury
Friday - June 8, 2018 7:04 pm ,
Category : INDIA
No reference to Mahatma s assassination in Pranab s speech: Yechury
New Delhi June 8 (IANS) CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday said that there was no reference to Mahatma Gandhi s assassination in the speech of former President Pranab Mukherjee at the RSS headquarters on Thursday.
He told the media that irrespective of what Mukherjee spoke on pluraralism and multi-faiths what would remain in public memory is his presence at the RSS headquarters.
"What his daughter has said is correct. Visuals will remain the speech will be forgotten " he said.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader also said the RSS has had no role in the independence movement.
To a question he said he would not have gone to RSS headquarters if he was invited.
--IANS vsc/vd
He told the media that irrespective of what Mukherjee spoke on pluraralism and multi-faiths what would remain in public memory is his presence at the RSS headquarters.
"What his daughter has said is correct. Visuals will remain the speech will be forgotten " he said.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader also said the RSS has had no role in the independence movement.
To a question he said he would not have gone to RSS headquarters if he was invited.
--IANS vsc/vd
