Writings should not instigate hatred, says Nirmala Sitharaman
The Hindu
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that writings should not instigate communal tension, racism or hatred among people. Ms. Sitharaman was speaking at an event to celebrate the conferment of Saraswati Samman Award to Tamil writer Sivasankari for her memoir Surya Vamsam
Writing should create unity among people and should be for the good of all, the Union Minister said while speaking at an event got up to celebrate the conferment of Saraswati Samman Award to Tamil writer Sivasankari for her memoir Surya Vamsam
CHENNAI
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that writings should not instigate communal tension, racism or hatred among people.
Writing should be used to create unity among people, development of the nation and aim at good for all, she said.
Ms. Sitharaman was speaking at an event to celebrate the conferment of Saraswati Samman Award to Tamil writer Sivasankari for her memoir Surya Vamsam.
The event was organised by Vanavil Cultural Centre and The Duchess Club at Chettinad Vidyashram.
Lauding Ms. Sivasankari’s work, the Union Finance Minister said that writing about issues such as drug abuse and alcoholism was not an easy task and it needed guts. “The writings act like a mirror for people in society,” she said.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.