Smt. Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, Vice Chairperson,

Dr. Savita Singh, Director,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am delighted to inaugurate an exhibition on the freedom struggle of India and to be here at the Gandhi Smriti today, the anniversary of the launch of the Satyagraha movement.

The fight for the freedom of India was a long journey and the Independence of India was won on the basis of Ahimsa and Satyagraha.

Hon'ble Vice-President,

Hon'ble Prime Minister,

Hon'ble Speaker of the Lok Sabha,

Hon'ble Members of Parliament,

Shri Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Ji, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Information and Broadcasting,

Chairpersons and Members of Jury,

All the Award Winners,

Distinguished guests.

I consider it a privilege to participate at the inaugural function of the 53rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Shri S.K. Singh, Governor of Rajasthan,

Smt. Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister of Rajasthan,

Shri Namo Narain Meena, Minister of State for Environment and Forests of the Government of India

Shri V.S. Achuthanandan, Chief Minister of Kerala,

Shri K. Radhakrishnan, Speaker Kerala Legislative Assembly,

Ministers of the State Government of Kerala,

Shri Oomen Chandy, Leader of Opposition,

Shri C. Jayan Babu, Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram,

Respected Shri Surjit Singh Barnalaji, Chancellor of Mother Teresa Women's University,

Dr. K. Ponmudy, Minister for Higher Education and Pro-Chancellor of the University,

Dr. Poongothai, Minister for Social Welfare,

His Excellency Mr. A.M. Ahmad Sambi, the President of the Comoros,

His Excellency Dr. Jonathan Goodluck, Vice-President of Nigeria,

Hon'ble Minister of Home Affairs, Shri Shivraj Patil,