Preserve integrity of India, says Sheila Dikshit in her Independence Day greetings

Kerala Governor Sheila Dikshit today urged people of the state to take a pledge to protect and preserve the integrity and glory of India as a peaceful nation.

In her Independence Day greetings to the people, she said this was not only an occasion for all to pay regards and respect to the nation's leaders, but also to pledge to protect and preserve the integrity and glory of India as a peaceful nation.

"The peaceful and disciplined manner in which India won Independence under freedom fighters has been written in golden letters in the annals of history', she said.

"Our first thoughts go to the great leaders and their patriotic followers who struggled and fought for freedom under the unique and inspiring guidance of Mahatma Gandhi which believers in the well-being of all its citizens', she added.