Rulers must take well-thought decisions; honouring, protecting women must be their priority: CJI N. V. Ramana
The Hindu
The Chief Justice of India said this at the 40th convocation address at SSSIHL, a deemed-to-be-University, at Puttaparthi, in Anantapur district.
In a democracy, people are the kings and the present-day rulers must honour and protect women, children, and the weak/infirm, imbibing the Indian cultural values we have inherited from ages, Chief Justice of India N. V. Ramana said in his 40th convocation address at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) a deemed-to-be-University, at Puttaparthi in the district on Monday.
When a person becomes a King, he is likely to inherit 14 bad qualities, which he should avoid and question himself every day if he is on the path of righteousness before he embarks on taking administrative decisions.
Quoting an incident from the Indian epic Mahabharata, the CJ said at a time when Narada asked Dharmaraju about how a king should conduct himself, the Dharmaraju said the king should rule in such a way that it is beneficial to the majority of the people and not take decisions that are unthoughtful by listening to worthless people.