Ahimsa Can Destroy Terrorism

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NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 14, 2002: Speaking at the celebration honoring the 83rd birthday of the Jain Saint Acharya Mahapragya, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj said, “If only we could all accept ahimsa (nonviolence), it will help in destroying terrorism from its very roots everywhere in the world.” Referring to terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir she said, “We have seen utmost efforts everywhere to put an end to the menace of terrorism, but everything would be solved only if we all adopt the concept of ahimsa as preached by our saints.”