Mother-son united in death also
Mysuru, July 30: In a shocking incident, a mother and son were united even in the death at Agrahara in the city on Monday.
Both Shantamani (72) and her son Dilip (49) were suffering from illness for a long time. Mother was suffering from kidney problem, while the son was suffering from heart problem. Dilip died at 6 am on Monday and hearing her son’s death, mother also died. Both of them were cremated at Vidyaranyapura graveyard.
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Test of democracy is king tolerates dissent, introspects: Nitin Gadkari
Pune, Sep 21: Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said the biggest test of democracy is that the ruler tolerates even the strongest opinion against him, and it leads to introspection.
Writers and intellectuals should express themselves fearlessly, the senior BJP leader said at a book release function held at MIT World Peace University here on Friday.
"The biggest test of democracy is that the king tolerates the strongest opinion against him and introspects over it," he said.
In India, there is no problem of difference of opinion but "there is a problem of lack of opinion," the Road Transport and Highways Minister said.
"We are neither rightist, nor leftist. We are opportunists. It is expected from writers and intellectuals that they express their opinions without any fear," he added.
Gadkari also said that as long as untouchability and notions of social inferiority and superiority persist, the work of nation-building can not be said to be complete.
