 "President Droupadi Murmu said the Centre has vigorously promoted a range of sectors, such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence, while also creating an ideal ecosystem for startups")
She said that media can play a crucial role in improving the country and society.
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday asked the media to do fearless reporting and stand with the truth as she saw the fourth estate playing a big role in shaping the country and society.
The president, who met PTI editors at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the news agency, said everyone has a responsibility in taking the country forward and it was important how the country is presented.
Murmu has also penned an exclusive article for PTI on the recent incidents of sexual and physical assaults on women, which have led to widespread agitations.
“You are a journalist but you are also a citizen. I too am a citizen. What you are concerned about, I am equally concerned about,” she remarked on writing the article.
“The media can play a crucial role in improving the country and society,” the president said.
“I am sometimes anguished because on the one hand we worship women as goddesses but that does not get reflected in day to day behaviour,” Murmu said, recalling Rabindranath Tagore’s famous poem “Where The Mind Is Without Fear”.
In her message to PTI on its 77th foundation day, the president said the Press Trust of India was established barely a few days after India won independence. “This news agency has been in the enviable position of chronicling the journey of the nation, right since its inception.”
PTI, she said, has been “one of the most indispensable parts of India’s journalism”.
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First Published: Aug 28 2024 | 5:45 PM IST
