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Need to build an India that is an economic leader as well as moral exemplar: Kovind

Need to build an India that is an economic leader as well as moral exemplar: Kovind

New Delhi, Jul 25 (UNI) Stressing the need to build an India that is an economic leader as well as a moral exemplar, the new President Ram Nath Kovind today said 'the India of the 21st century will be one that is in conformity with our ancient values as well as compliant with the Fourth Industrial Revolution'. In his maiden address to the nation after being sworn in as the 14th President of the country, Mr Kovind, calling for a need to sculpt a robust, high growth economy, an educated, ethical and shared community, and an egalitarian society, as envisioned by great leaders Mahatma Gandhi and Deen Dayal Upadhyay , said, 'These are integral to our sense of humanism. This is the India of our dreams, an India that will provide equality of opportunities. This will be the India of 21st century.' He also called for enhancing access and opportunity for the last person and the last girl-child from an under-privileged family in the last house in the last village. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Kovind said 'his journey from a mud house in a small village to becoming the President was telling of our nation and our society'. 'For all its problems, it follows that basic mantra given to us in the Preamble to the Constitution – of ensuring Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity and I will always continue to follow this basic mantra,' he said. Bowing to the 125 crore citizens of the country, the President promised to stay true to the trust they had bestowed on him. 'I am conscious I am following in the footsteps of stalwarts such as Dr Rajendra Prasad, Dr S Radhakrishnan, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, and my immediate predecessor, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, whom we address out of affection as ‘Pranab Da’,' he said. Calling each citizen of India as a ‘nation builder’, the President said, 'Each one of us is a custodian of India’s well-being and of the legacy that we will pass on to coming generations.' More UNI AR RSA 1358

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