Do not fall prey to terror designs of fundamentalist forces, cautions Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today cautioned the youth not to fall prey to terror designs of global fundamentalist forces.
He exhorted the youth to imbibe and abide by such values that would make them emerge winners in any situation, and enable them to achieve anything they aim for in life.
Delivering his address at the 30th convocation of Kurukshetra University here, Singh said the ancient Indian ethos is based on universalism and brotherhood, and it must be retained for the development of modern society.
Drawing a contrast between the youth working in IT major Infosys and terror outfit al-Qaeda, he said while one section was working in the interest of society, the other was working for its destruction.
Rajnath quoted Thomas L Friedman, who in his book ‘The World is Flat’, has written an essay comparing Infosys with al-Qaeda.
“Infosys has a global network, and so does al-Qaeda. The youth are in Infosys as well as al-Qaeda. He (Friedman) also said that highly-talented youth are in Infosys and al-Qaeda.
The difference lies only in their thinking. One believes in creative thinking while the other believes in destructive thinking,” Rajnath said quoting the essay.
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