Independence Day Speech, 1957
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Independence Day Speech, 1957

“We have completed one journey of consolidating our freedom, the foundations of which were laid a hundred years ago by our people with their blood, sweat and tears… We have today to remember the lessons of unity, religious tolerance and fellow feeling taught by Mahatma Gandhi and other great sons of India and go forward in a united and determined manner.”

Parakala Prabhakar: ‘Cylinders to the Poor, Airports to a Friend’
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Parakala Prabhakar: ‘Cylinders to the Poor, Airports to a Friend’

The political economist does not mince words or try to deflect blame away from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He calls him staggeringly incompetent. But at the same time, he also says that democracy is a shared responsibility of all citizens, and so also says: “It is us, as a people, who must ultimately take the blame.”