Religion cannot be made cause of conflict: President Pranab Mukherjee President Pranab Mukherjee President Pranab Mukherjee By: Press Trust of India | New Delhi | Posted: January 25, 2015 7:54 pm | Updated: January 25, 2015 8:36 pm Asserting that religion cannot be made a cause of conflict, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said “tolerance” and promotion of goodwill between diverse communities needs to be preserved with “utmost care and vigilance”. In his address to the nation on the eve of 66th Republic Day, the President quoted Mahatma Gandhi, “Religion is a force for unity” and said, “we cannot make it a cause of conflict” as wisdom of India always teaches “unity is strength, dominance is weakness.” He said the Constitution is the holy book of democracy and a “lodestar” for the socio-economic transformation of an India whose civilization has celebrated pluralism, advocated tolerance and promoted goodwill between diverse communities. - See more at: indianexpress/article/india/india-others/religion-cannot-be-made-cause-of-conflict-president-pranab-mukherjee/#sthash.FzIoLwPA.dpuf
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