Tragic to see violence in universities: Pranab Mukherjee on DU protests

He also asserted that freedom of speech is guaranteed to every Indian by Constitution

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said those in universities must engage in reasoned discussions and debates rather than propagate a culture of unrest, and said there should be no room in India for the intolerant Indian.

“These temples of learning must resound with creativity and free thinking,” he said, delivering a lecture in Kochi, Kerala. 

Mukherjee said India’s democracy “requires constant nurturing”. “At no cost should we allow the exploitation of the fault lines. Those who spread violence must remember that Buddha, Ashoka and Akbar are remembered as heroes in history; not Hitler or Genghis Khan,” he said. 

The President