New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday that both majority and minority communities should work together to maintain harmony.
While addressing the annual conference of state minority commession, Manmohan Singh said, “To maintain communal harmony, both majority communities and minorities have to work together to create an atmosphere of acceptance and harmony.”
“In most parts of the country the relationship between majority and minority communities is harmonious, although there have been instances where this relationship has been put to severe test, especially of late,” said Manmohan Singh without referring to any particular incident.
“These aberrations tarnish the image of our country and our society. They cause pain and suffering to the affected people. They also disrupt the ability of large sections of our society to contribute to the rapid economic progress of our country,” he added.
Manmohan Singh said that secularism has been an “old age tradition” and we should be “cautious of people who work against India’s secular thought by attempting to redefine secularism.”
He also said, “Our strength as a country lies in our unity. We should be vigilant against forces that seek to exploit our diversity in religion, language and culture to divide our people.”
Bureau Report
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