Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday advised discarding the ostentatious, British-era practise of addressing constitutional dignitaries as 'mahamahim' (his excellency) and using simple words like 'adarniya' (respected) instead.
The vice president gave the advice, giving another push to his ongoing endevour to encourage the use of simplistic words and expressions in official communications.
During the Rajya Sabha proceedings too, he advises ministers and members to refrain from using colonial expressions like "I beg to raise..."
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