The Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday delivered the first annual lecture organised by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy.

While delivering the lecture as per the sources news he said "I ask you, is it possible to ensure long-term economic growth by excluding the largest minority community or women or the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes (from contesting assembly polls),"

He further added that "By end of March 2014, there were clear signs of recovery and the growth rate of economy climbed back to 6.54 percent under the new methodology. With crude prices falling further and commodity prices declining and a new government in place, the stage was set for a major push towards growth,"

Though there were lots of "activities", none of the government initiatives contributed in boosting economic growth. "The activities distracted the government from its main task of designing and implementing a reform programme,"

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