The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari has said that 'Why Pluralism and Secularism are essential for our Democracy' He was delivering the 25th Annual Convocation Address of National Law School of India University (NLSIU), in Bengaluru, Karnataka today. The Governor of Karnataka, Shri Vajubhai Vala, the Chief Justice of India, Justice Jagdish Singh Kherar, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri Siddaramaiah, the Supreme Court Judge, Justice Dipak Misra, the Minister of Higher Education, Karnataka, Shri Basavaraj Rayareddi, the Minister for Law and Justice, Karnataka, Shri T.B. Jayachandra, the former Chief Justice of India, Dr. Justice (Rtd.), Rajendra Babu, the Chairman, Bar Council of India, Shri Manan Kumar Mishra, the Vice Chancellor, NLSIU, Prof. R. Venkata Rao and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.