Thiruvananthapuram: President Pranab Mukherjee today said there is no shortcut for success in politics other than total dedication to the service of the nation and the people.
“There is nothing short of dedication and sacrifice to people for success in politics. To achieve success, we have to sacrifice for the people. We have to be totally dedicated to the service of the nation,” he said.
Mukherjee was addressing a public meeting organised in connection with unveiling of a life-size statue of former Kerala Chief Minister and Congress leader late K Karunakaran.
The President said the former Congress leader was a combination of a good administrator and successful politician. “Only very few politicians have both the combination of administrative acumen and political vision. Karunakaran was such a versatile personality,” Mukherjee added.