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Jawaharlal Nehru’s message of peaceful coexistence has eternal relevance and is not “bound in a time frame,” President Pranab Mukherjee said in remarks coming in the backdrop of questions being raised about the legacy of the country’s first Prime Minister.
The President told journalists on board his special flight from Tel Aviv to New Delhi last night, “certain messages and principles have relevance for a very very long time. Peaceful coexistence is one such message and it is not to be bound in a time frame.” He was answering a question on the relevance of Nehru’s ideals, particularly peaceful coexistence, in today’s context.
He had underlined that principles of peaceful coexistence during his discussions with leaders of Jordan, Palestine and Israel during his six-day trip.