The idea is that they wouldn't want to deal with militant Islam but an Islam and Muslims who are committed to progress, committed to development, who like peace and are moderate in their ways. So that's what we are doing here.

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We have followed a path of moderation, development is our priority, national unity, good community relations, Muslims and non Muslims, this is what has given us the advantage.

As a child, the paddy field was my playground.

We have also set up the national institute for ethics. This institute and also the implementation of the national integrity plan, that will certainly do the follow up that is necessary for this.

But I have always said that it's important we must make sure that justice is at all time be maintained.

We have now recently launched the national integrity plan.

I will be happy with certainly when the corruption index improve.