World Atheist Conference begins in AP

Vijayawada, Jan 5 (UNI) Dravidar Kazhagam President K Veeramani today inaugurated the VI World Atheist Conference here today.

In his inaugural address, Mr Veeramani said a vast majority of Indian population was suppressed and denied social equality due to their unquestioning faith in God and blind acceptance of unjust and discriminatory religious traditions.

He said people should be guided by empirical evidence and reason than depending on scriptural authority or sayings of 'divine' personalities' for judging and dealing with men and matters. The human mind should be free to expand and explore.

''We aspire to establish a new world in which the dignity of every individual is honoured, where every section of the society has equal rights, equal status and equal opportunities at all levels in all walks of life,'' he said.

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