Professor Jayachandra Reddy (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Foreign officials and scholars haveexpressed their admiration for President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of his 130th birthday.
Director of the Centre for Southeast Asian and PacificStudies at the Sri Venkateswara University in India, Professor Jayachandra Reddy,said the world recognises Ho Chi Minh as a legendary leader.
The Indian people admire him for his sound leadership andunyielding fighting spirit in the cause of national liberation and independence.
General Secretary of the India-VietnamSolidarity Committee of West Bengal state, Dr Prava Samantaray,lauded the late President as a leader who inspired and guided Vietnam to defeatmajor global powers like the French colonialists, the American imperialists, andthe Japanese fascists, adding that Ho Chi Minh is her idol and also a great thinker.
Head of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP)’s Commissionfor External Relations, Sounthone Sayachak, affirmed that the success of the Laorevolution is attributable to the leadership and guidance of President Ho Chi Minh.
Vinaythong Souphanouvong, 74, son of the late Prince Souphanouvong,who was also the first President of Laos, was most impressed by Uncle Ho’s modesty,sincerity, and straightforwardness.
Vice President for the Americas and theCaribbean of the International Democratic Women’s Federation, Elizabeth Tortosa,who is the wife of the Secretary General of the Communist Party of Venezuela, JesusFaria Tortosa, shared her memories about meeting President Ho in 1965.
Elizabeth arrived inVietnam as part of a campaign for the release of her husband, who was in bad healthin prison. She recalled that during the meeting with President Ho in Hanoi, thePresident inquired about her husband’s health and expressed his support for thecampaign.
“I was impressed by thesimple style, wisdom, and revolutionary modesty of the President,” she said.
The meeting was one ofthe biggest political lessons of her life, she said, and President Ho was amongthe great revolutionary leaders of the 20th century.
Wang Feng, a former militarydoctor in Beijing who met the President in 1957 when she was five, recalledthat she burst into tears when hearing about his death.
Park Chan Kyong, a journalistin the Republic of Korea, also admired the late leader for his endless love forthe Vietnamese people and their unyielding struggle for national independence.
French historian AlainRuscio said President Ho was a legend in the hearts of Vietnam’s international friends./.
Director of the Centre for Southeast Asian and PacificStudies at the Sri Venkateswara University in India, Professor Jayachandra Reddy,said the world recognises Ho Chi Minh as a legendary leader.
The Indian people admire him for his sound leadership andunyielding fighting spirit in the cause of national liberation and independence.
General Secretary of the India-VietnamSolidarity Committee of West Bengal state, Dr Prava Samantaray,lauded the late President as a leader who inspired and guided Vietnam to defeatmajor global powers like the French colonialists, the American imperialists, andthe Japanese fascists, adding that Ho Chi Minh is her idol and also a great thinker.
Head of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP)’s Commissionfor External Relations, Sounthone Sayachak, affirmed that the success of the Laorevolution is attributable to the leadership and guidance of President Ho Chi Minh.
Vinaythong Souphanouvong, 74, son of the late Prince Souphanouvong,who was also the first President of Laos, was most impressed by Uncle Ho’s modesty,sincerity, and straightforwardness.
Vice President for the Americas and theCaribbean of the International Democratic Women’s Federation, Elizabeth Tortosa,who is the wife of the Secretary General of the Communist Party of Venezuela, JesusFaria Tortosa, shared her memories about meeting President Ho in 1965.
Elizabeth arrived inVietnam as part of a campaign for the release of her husband, who was in bad healthin prison. She recalled that during the meeting with President Ho in Hanoi, thePresident inquired about her husband’s health and expressed his support for thecampaign.
“I was impressed by thesimple style, wisdom, and revolutionary modesty of the President,” she said.
The meeting was one ofthe biggest political lessons of her life, she said, and President Ho was amongthe great revolutionary leaders of the 20th century.
Wang Feng, a former militarydoctor in Beijing who met the President in 1957 when she was five, recalledthat she burst into tears when hearing about his death.
Park Chan Kyong, a journalistin the Republic of Korea, also admired the late leader for his endless love forthe Vietnamese people and their unyielding struggle for national independence.
French historian AlainRuscio said President Ho was a legend in the hearts of Vietnam’s international friends./.
VNA
