New Delhi, March 16 -- Individuals with dynastic and feudal mindset seek to confine even democratic institutions within their own limited spheres, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and also emphasised that "there exists a clear distinction between disagreement and disrespect."

Days after the Opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion against Birla got defeated in the Lower House, Modi's letter on Sunday underlined India's abiding democratic values, the spirit of Parliament and the role of the Speaker and India's strength in democratic institutions.

But the PM also hit back at the Opposition, which had moved five no-confidence motion against constitutional functionaries in last two years. "The n...