Congress leaders hail Pranab Mukherjee for telling RSS about India's pluralism

Several Congress leaders on Friday heaped praises on Pranab Mukherjee saying the former president had emerged taller after telling the RSS about Indias pluralism a day after many from the party had criticised him for visiting the Sangh headquartersMukherjee had yesterday in Nagpur warned that any attempt to define India through religion hatred dogmas and intolerance would dilute our existence and said public discourses must be freed of all forms of violence Former Finance minister P Chidambaram said Mukherjee had told the RSS what was correct about the Congresss ideologyHappy that Mr Pranab Mukherjee told the RSS what is right about Congress ideology It was his way of saying what is wrong about RSS ideology he said on TwitterCongress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said one should not judge a man by the invitation he gets but by what he speaks Mukherjees address vindicates this he saidVery happy that my stand from day one fully vindicated viz dont judge a man by the invitation or the hosts identity but by what he says and does at the event repeated this and Pranabdas address fully vindicates this view He is first ex Congman to preach some lessons to RSS Singhvi said on TwitterHaving invited Pranabda would be great if RSS tried to imbibe fractionally his home truths and plain spoken verities Learn from those whom you invite as educators and mentors he tweetedSenior Congress leader Anand Sharma said he hoped that the RSS would absorb the former presidents messagePranam Pranab da you have emerged proud and taller from Nagpur There was never any doubt about your strength of character moral courage conviction and commitment to uphold the secular constitutional democracy he tweetedYou told the RSS about the richness and diversity of Indias pluralism Hope they will reflect and absorb your message Sharma saidHe had criticised Mukherjee yesterday claiming that the images of the former president at the RSS headquarters had anguished those who believe in pluralism and diversity of IndiaThe images of Pranab Da veteran leader and ideologue at RSS Headquarters have anguished millions of Congress workers and all those who believed in pluralism diversity and the foundational values of the Indian Republic Sharma had said soon after images of Mukherjee from Nagpur appeared on TVThe Congress leaders tweet came in response to the Sangh stating following the controversy over Mukherjees visit that dialogue was important central to RSS ideology and an old tradition of the countryThe Congress after a lot of unease within the party over the former presidents visit to Nagpur had said Mukherjee has showed the mirror of truth to the RSSIt had also asked the Sangh and the BJP whether they would admit their mistakes and change their character orientation thought process after accepting his sagacious adviceCongress communications incharge Randeep Surjewala said Mukherjee in his speech had reminded the RSS of Indias pluralism tolerance secularism and inclusivenessHe hoped that the RSS would come out with a reply admitting its mistakes and doing coursecorrectionCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever