New Delhi, December 15: Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam recently addressed the valedictory function of the 86th foundation course at the National Academy of Direct Taxes in Nagpur. We present here an excerpt from Dr Kalam’s inspiring speech
On November 22, I went to Jorhat for addressing the World Tea Science Congress. There I addressed the administrative and police officers of Jorhat and Dibrugarh district. After my talk I administered an oath to the participants: ‘I will work with integrity and succeed with integrity’.
The decibel level was very high when they said ‘work with integrity’ and decibel level went down when they were repeating ‘succeed with integrity’.
But the next day, I saw a very beautiful situation in the World Tea Science Congress in the presence of Assam Chief Minister (Tarun Gogoi) and the Jorhat administrative team. I saw in front of me the chairman of Tea Board, MGVK Bhanu, an IAS officer, giving the introductory speech to the participants of the World Tea Science Congress.
Bhanu said, ‘Yesterday, Dr Kalam administered an oath to all the IAS and IPS officers including myself. I would like to assure youDr Kalam that I have worked with integrity and succeeded with integrity during the last 24 years as an IAS officer in different parts of the state and the Centre.
Now I am in the Tea Board. I was secretary to the CM of Assam. I would like to assure Dr Kalam that I have tried to create a brand of moral uprightness in all my tasks”.
Bhanu also mentioned that he was thinking for the whole night, ‘what should he be remembered for’.
Bhanu said that he has developed a pledge for himself and he would like to be remembered for making India the largest producer of tea, and largest exporter of tea in the world.
I am very happy to share this unique experience of the person belonging to your tribe, so that it will enable you to evolve yourself and shape your life in whatever task you will be doing.
——Agencies