Word: sivasithamparam
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Responding to a remark by El Khatib that many of the Democratcies in Europe were only superficial and that many of the "Democrats" are dangerous, Murugesu Sivasithamparam, Member of Parliament from Ceylon said, "If I am a demagogue I don't mind, Democracy must and shall prevail in Asia...
With a severe economic problem, with over-population, 14 different languages, and diverse religions, India has managed to establish a firm Democracy against all the Western prerequisites for freedom, Sivasithamparam said. "In the beginning there were skeptics who insisted that our Democratic government was held together by a charismatic leader, Ghandi, but India has proved time and again with Nehru, Shastri, and Mrs. Ghandi that it will continue to find great leaders a-plenty," he noted...
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