'Ideological battle continues despite loss in poll': Opposition Vice President candidate Sudershan Reddy

'This journey has been a profound honour offering me the opportunity to stand for the values that have guided my life – constitutional morality, justice and the dignity of every individual,' Reddy said.

New Delhi: Opposition Vice Presidential candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy on Tuesday said the election result was not in his favour but the “larger cause” for which they all got together remains “undiminished” and the ideological battle continues with great vigour.

In a statement soon after the Vice Presidential results were out, Reddy congratulated his NDA rival CP Radhakrishnan and said, “I humbly accept this outcome with an abiding faith in the democratic processes of our great Republic.”

“This journey has been a profound honour offering me the opportunity to stand for the values that have guided my life – constitutional morality, justice and the dignity of every individual,” he said.

“Though the result is not in my favour, the larger cause we have collectively sought to advance remains undiminished. The ideological battle continues with ever greater vigour,” he said.

Extending his gratitude to the Opposition leaders who made him the joint candidate, he said democracy is strengthened not by victory alone but by the spirit of dialogue, dissent and participation.

He said he remains committed as a citizen to upholding the ideals of equality, fraternity and liberty that bind people together. “May our Constitution continue to be the guiding light of our national life,” he added