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Indian high commission marks Constitution Day of India |28 November 2019

The high commission of India celebrated the Constitution Day of India on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at the multipurpose seminar hall at the high commission of India’s premises.

The event started with the high commissioner, General Dalbir Singh Suhag, reading out the Preamble to the Constitution of India in Hindi and English.

This was followed by speeches by two prominent speakers – Justice Durai Karunakaran and Diwakar Singh.

Mr Karunakaran is a prominent person of Indian origin presently residing in Seychelles and has served Seychelles’ judiciary as Judge of the Supreme Court, Acting Chief Justice, Justice of Court of Appeal, President and Judge of the Constitutional Court.

The topic of his speech was ‘Constitutional vision for glorious Bharath’. He spoke about the constitutional ideals that can lead to a prosperous and developed India. He also talked about the various rights and duties provided in the Constitution of India.

The second speaker, Mr Singh, is the Indian Legal Service officer, Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Law and Justice who is presently serving in the Seychelles government as ITEC Legislative Counsel at the request of the government of Seychelles. The topic of his speech was ‘Making of the Indian Constitution and Preamble’. Under this, the speaker told the story of framing of the Indian constitution and the various trivia and anecdotes on the original Constitution of India.

A short video clip titled ‘Spirit of Freedom’ was also shown in the event.

The event ended with the high commissioner congratulating the two speakers by presenting them with autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi and giving his closing remarks.

The high commissioner spoke about the values enshrined in the Constitution of India. He told the audience that the Constitution of India is people centric and people are sovereign in India. He also talked about the progress made by India in giving various political, social and economic justice to its citizens.

Attorney General Frank Ally, Auditor General Gemini Herath, Secretary of State in the department of Foreign Affairs and the Blue Economy Ambassador Barry Faure, ambassadors from Russia, Japan and UK along with diplomats from many countries attended the event. Many prominent local Indian community members and local businessmen were also present.

 

Press release from the Indian high commission

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