NEW DELHI: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu here on Sunday said elderly people were facing neglect and physical, verbal and emotional abuse and called for a change in the mindset and attitude of the society.
“The mindset and attitude of the society, especially the younger people need to change in the treatment of the elderly, Mr Naidu stated at a function here where he presented ‘Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award’ to legal luminary, scholar and former Attorney General of India K Parasaran.
Mr Parasaran was honoured with the award on the occasion of the Elder’s Day celebration of Age Care India, an organization working for the welfare of the elderly.
Conveying his appreciation to Mr Parasaran, the Vice-President said, “Today, at 92 years, Mr Parasaran stands tall among the entire length and breadth of India in terms of knowledge of law, knowledge of Shastras, erudition and ethics and is rightly referred to as a ‘Pitamaha’ of the Indian Bar.”
He said that the Award was a fitting recognition of Mr Parasaran’s exceptional contribution to the field of law and justice as well as his extra ordinary personality and added that today’s event was a celebration of the incredible positive energy of a deeply spiritual legal practitioner, who has tried to blend both “dharma” and “nyaya”.
Known for his erudition, discipline, hard work, honesty and ethics, Mr Parasaran’s legal canvas has been wide. With equal felicity, Parasaran, throughout his distinguished career, had handled a wide array of cases—be they serious constitutional matters or inter-State water disputes”, he added. (agencies)
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