New Delhi, Mar 07: The President A P J Abdul Kalam today greeted the nation on the eve of the international women's day tomorrow. In his message, Dr Kalam said, ''I greet all the members success in your mission of shaping an equitable society. With proven capability on many professions and tasks, you can definitely play a proactive role in the mission of transforming India into a developed nation.''

''Particularly, I would like to emphasise the importance of literacy movement by women for creating an enlightened society and promote transparent governance at the grass root democratic level,'' he added. ''I am sure with your inherent characteristic of compassion, patience, perseverance, commitment, honesty and hard work you will be able to be a partner in making the nation prosperous, happy and a safe place to live,'' he hoped.

Bureau Report