Batting for more humour and satire in daily life, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday termed humour as the "best healer" and said the power of a smile or laughter is more powerful than abuse or any other weapon. Addressing the 47th anniversary of Tamil magazine Thuglaq, founded by the late Cho S Ramaswamy, Modi particularly referred to the noted journalist's ability for satire and humour and called for more of this in daily life. Building bridges, bridges between people, bridges between communities, bridges between societies," the Prime Minister said through video conferencing from New Delhi. Heaping encomiums on his "friend" Ramaswamy, Modi said the actor-journalist had mastered the art of satire and humour and he was adept at communicating through a sentence or a cartoon. The Prime Minister paid rich tributes to Ramaswamy,considered close to Modi since his early days as the Gujarat Chief Minister.

Source: dna January 14, 2017 18:44 UTC