Periyar was initially an enthusiastic supporter of Gandhi from the very inception of the Non-Cooperation Movement as he was aware of the narrow social base of the Congress and the dominance of lawyers within it before Gandhi took charge. The advent of Gandhi was significantly transformative as his political and social activities were such that everyone could participate and his principles could ‘be understood by all‘. The atavistic orientation of Gandhian principles like khadi, prohibition and abolition of untouchability were refreshingly new and novel
NEW DELHI, Aug 20: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday pitched for ensuring timely delivery of justice to armed forces personnel under the framework of military tribunals, but at the same time cautioned against the challenge of “justice hurried is justice buried’. “We often talk of ‘justice delayed is justice denied’. We should try to ensure timely justice delivery to our charter by developing a systematic procedure,” Singh said at a seminar on the armed forces tribunals. “However, we also […]