Address the aged as ‘elderly’ instead of ‘older persons’: Naidu
New Delhi:02.10.2021
Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu on Friday urged people to address the aged as “elderly” instead of “older persons” and said society needs to be sensitised towards the challenges faced by them.
“In principle, I do not like to address them as ‘older persons’ but prefer to call them as elderly. I would urge everyone to address aged people as elderly and not as older persons. This is also in line with our culture and traditions,” he told a gathering at the ‘Vayo Naman’ programme in the honour of senior citizens on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons.
The various strata of the society need to be sensitised towards the challenges faced by the elderly as the problems relating to old age are not experienced nor fully comprehended by others and media and NGOs should take up sensitization drives to educate people in this regard, he said. PTI
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