Mumbai represents cosmopolitan spirit of India: V-P

“Mumbai represents the cosmopolitan spirit of India.

It embodies the entrepreneurial energy and the will to succeed among common citizens. Any other depiction of Mumbai would be to lessen it and deny its history and its ethos,” Ansari said while speaking at the Jamnalal Bajaj Awards function in Mumbai.

The Vice-President expressed concern that “the basic constitutional framework of rights and obligations is under stress”.

“Indian citizenship has emerged as our primary identity in the modern world. It co-exists alongside our other multiple identities including those defined by class, religion, language, community and the like. The other identities should not distract us to dilute our Indian identity,” he said adding “the moment distractions begin, they end up diluting the Indian identity”.