India, April 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Good afternoon, all of you.

Distinguished audience, faculty and students. Fostering agri-education, innovation, entrepreneurship for Viksit Bharat. The theme could not have been more appropriate, more timely and the theme is at the right place. This is need of our times, this is priority for the country because passage of Viksit Bharat is through the farmlands and the farmlands have to be nurtured by such institutes like yours.

Attainment of Viksit Bharat has to be navigated carefully by institutions like yours. It is a privilege to be at this university, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. It has made seminal contributions to India's food security. We have t...