President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday asserted that the Constitution is the cornerstone of the nation’s identity as also the guiding document to shun colonial mindset and adopt nationalistic thinking.

Addressing the Constitution Day event at the Central Hall of the Old Parliament building, now called ‘Samvidhan Sadan’, Murmu also said the Indian Parliament, which expresses public aspirations in the world’s largest democracy, now serves as an example for many democracies around the world. The president said the Constitution is the document of the country’s national pride and the text of the national identity.