Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has urged politicians to emulate writers in expressing their thoughts and presenting the truth to the public.
Speaking at the event where noted Malayalam writer T. Padmanabhan was presented with the first Priyadarshini Literary Award in Kannur district of Kerala on December 1 (Friday), Mr. Gandhi underscored the challenges of conveying “uncomfortable truths”, stating that nations are built on truth rather than lies.
“Expressing what is on the mind and telling the truth is a much harder job because people tend not to like the truth. But nations are built on truth and they can never be built on lies,” he said.
