"Multiple views, thoughts and philosophies have competed with each other peacefully for centuries in our country. A wise and discerning mind is necessary for democracy to flourish," he said.
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"We have a noisy democracy. Yet, we need more and not less of democracy," he said.
But, he said, it is right time to acknowledge that systems are not perfect and those imperfections have to be recognised and rectified.
"The settled complacencies have to be questioned. The edifice of trust has to be strengthened. The time is also ripe for a constructive debate on electoral reforms and a return to the practise of the early decades after independence when elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies were held simultaneously.
"It is for the Election Commission to take this exercise forward in consultation with political parties," Mukherjee said.
The President said the depth and breadth of Indian democracy sparkles in the regular elections being held in panchayati raj institutions.
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