Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 25 -- Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday called upon the people to follow the path shown by P Parameswaran and strive to build a stronger, happier and prosperous India.

Delivering the first P. Parameswaran Memorial Lecture oganised by Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram here this evening, the Vice President emphasized the need for an India that is free from social evils like casteism and corruption and takes pride in its rich cultural and spiritual heritage.

Paying rich tribute to Parameswaran, Naidu called him a Tapasvi and humanist par excellence and said that his life inspires us to keep the nation above everything.

Noting that he was instrumental in reviving the forgotten tradition of observing Ramayana Mont...