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Secularism is the bedrock of our nationhood, secularism as defined not in the English dictionaries, where it is defined as 'non-religious' or 'anti-religious', but secularism the way Panditji defined it as Sarva Dharma Samabhava which allows every religion to flourish in our country.

— Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi Selected Speeches and Writings (1986)

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