
Protect secularism, says Venkaiah
The Hindu
‘Make community service compulsory for students to inculcate spirit of service’
Making a strong case for adhering to the principle of secularism, Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu here on Monday called upon the people to protect the secular values of Indian society.
“Secularism is part of our blood. We inherited it from our parents and grandparents and that culture has to be preserved. We believe in the philosophy of secularism and that is our spirituality and civilization. We must all protect it,” he said, while addressing the function at St. Ephrem’s Higher Secondary School, Mannanam in connection with the 150th death anniversary of St. Chavara Kuriakose Elias .

“Judicial time is a valuable public resource. Every frivolous or misconceived invocation of constitutional jurisdiction results in diversion of time from genuinely deserving litigants,” said the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court while imposing a cost of ₹50,000 on a man from Theni district who filed a petition with an unusual prayer: permission to conduct daily protests till the ‘World War’ ends.












