People who thrive on country’s resources fomenting terror and naxalism: Yogi
Lucknow, Jan 13: Lamenting the growing trend of anti-India sloganeering in some universities, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said some people thriving on the resources of the country are trying to throw it in the cauldron of terrorism, Naxalism and extremism.
Addressing the inaugural function of the five-day National Youth Festival on Swami Vivekananda's 157 birth anniversary here, the chief minister also exhorted youths to get out of Macaulay's mindset and appreciate that the world today expects India to mediate between America and Iran, unlike in the past when only the US or Russia was expected to broker peace.
Swami Vivekanand was born on January 12, 1863.
"The same people who thrive on the resources of the country are trying to throw India in the cauldron of terrorism, Naxalism and extremism. This is confirmed by their statements," the chief minister said.
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"The slogans being raised in certain institutes of higher education in the country continuously trouble us. They warn us about where the centres of conspiracy against the country are located," the chief minister said.
Recalling Vivekananda's observation that "when a person starts being ashamed of his ancestors, it indicates that his end has come", Adityanath said, "When we are unable to take pride in the glorious moments of our past and the deeds of our great men, we are making our future bleak."
"Therefore, it has been said that a person, cut off from his past, is a 'Trishanku' (a person suspended midair upside down, midway his desired goal)," said the chief minister, adding, "A trishanku has no future, it remains disconnected."
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Adityanath said, "The country got Independence in 1947 and at that time there were many people who thought the country came into being in 1947 and so those having the mentality of Macaulay exaggerated that we are in the process of becoming a nation. Some others went further and said I am Hindu by accident."
"Those who did not have the knowledge of history they did not acknowledge India as a complete 'rashtra' at the time of Independence and because of their ignorance such people are raising anti-India slogans in institutes of higher education," he said.
The chief minister's reference of Thomas Babington Macaulay, the first law member in the council of the first Governor General of India Lord William Bentinck, appointed as per the provisions of the Charter Act, 1933, was not lost on the audience.
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A key jurist responsible for evolution of uniform laws in British India, Lord Macaulay, however, was a bitter critic of the contemporary Indian Education system.
In
his
famous
"Memorandum
on
(Indian)
Education",
he
had
argued
that
"Western
learning
was
superior,
and
currently
could
only
be
taught
(in
India)
through
the
medium
of
English.
There
was,
therefore,
a
need
to
produce
'a
class
of
persons,
Indian
in
blood
and
colour,
but
English
in
taste,
in
opinions,
in
morals
and
in
intellect',
who
could,
in
turn,
develop
the
tools
to
transmit
Western
learning
in
the
vernacular
languages
of
India."
Referring
to
the
globally
growing
respect
for
India,
Chief
Minister
Adityanath
said
"earlier,
if
there
was
a
dispute
between
two
countries,
intervention
was
expected
from
the
US
or
Russia."
"Today the world is looking towards India and Prime Minister Modi for mediation between America and Iran and this is the new India", he said.
"The youngest country in the world is India and the youngest state in India is Uttar Pradesh. If this young power stands up, it can withstand any challenge. Today's youth can do something in every field. Positive energy always motivates a person to move forward," the chief minister observed.
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ji
plz
go
all
out
in
UP
and
wipe
out
all
Jihadis
in
the
state.
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Inaugurating the five-day event, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju said "the central government is giving top level facility to the young talent of country and the nation will be in very good position in the 2028 Olympics".
Rijiju said the National Youth festival will increase the "ek Bharat shresht Bharat" bonding and it will prove as learning platform for everyone.
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BELUR: Describing Belur Math as a pilgrimage site, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said visiting the global headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, in Howrah district, was nothing short of "homecoming" for him.
The Prime Minister also contended that he was grateful to the authorities of the monastic order for granting him an opportunity to spend a night at the math.
"This (place) is no less than a pilgrimage site. To me, this is like coming back home. I am fortunate that the president of Ramakrishna Math and Mission gave me the permission to spend a night here.
"As per the security protocol, I am not allowed to go anywhere I feel like... I am grateful to the (state) government for allowing me to spend a night here," Modi, who was dressed in a white kurta and dhoti with an uttariya (scarf) round his neck, said while addressing people on the occasion of National Youth Day - hosted by Math authorities to celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
The PM insisted that the ambience at Belur Math reminded him of his duty towards people.
"This land, its breeze, the water will make you feel the presence of Swami Ramakrishna Paramhangsha, Ma Sarada devi, Swami Brahamananda, Swami Vivekananda and several other saints. Whenever I visit Belur, the place reminds me that my job is to serve the 130 crore people (of this country)," he told a gathering of schoolchildren on the math premises.
Referring
to
his
association
with
a
former
president
of
the
mission
and
his
spiritual
guru,
Swami
Atmasthananda,
Modi
said
his
teachings
broadened
minds
and
showed
paths.
He
reminisced
his
time
with
Swami
Atwasthananda
and
said
the
saint's
words
changed
the
course
of
his
life.
"Last time, I had gone back (from Belur Math) with the blessings of Swami Atmasthananda. He was the one who taught me that jana seva (serving the people) is the way to serve Prabhu (the Almighty). Today, he might not be physically present among us, but his works, teachings will always broaden our minds and paths," the PM said.
In 2013, during his Kolkata visit, Modi had visited Swami Atmasthananda and sought his blessings.
Two
years
later,
he
had
called
on
the
ailing
saint
at
Ramakrishna
Mission
Seva
Pratisthan,
a
hospital
run
by
the
monastic
order
in
south
Kolkata
and
enquired
about
his
health.
After
Swami
Atmasthananda's
death
in
2017,
the
prime
minister
had
termed
it
as
a
"personal
loss".
Swami Suvirananda, the Ramakrishna Math and Mission general secretary, said Modi was the first prime minister to spend a night at the math.
"Truly, for us, too, it was like welcoming our son to his home. He is the prime minister and our guest. It's a matter of pride that he expressed his willingness to spend a night here. He is the first PM to have spent a night here. No PM or President had stayed here ever," he said.
On Saturday night, Modi, who was in the city on a two-day visit, was served bhog, which had kheer made of suji, and sabji, he said.
The PM, who generally takes a walk every morning, made an exception on Sunday as he started his day with a cup of sugar-free tea, followed by upma and dosa for breakfast, the monk said.
"Modi
ji
took
a
stroll
on
the
math
premises
before
visiting
Swamiji's
(Swami
Vivekananda)
room,
where
he
sat
down
to
meditate.
He
also
offered
prayers
at
the
temple," he
said.
The
mission
authorities
gifted
the
prime
minister
books
on
Sri
Ramakrishna
Paramahansa
and
Swami
Vivekananda,
among
other
items.
"He interacted with our seers and they took photographs with him," Swami Suvirananda said.
Asked whether the morning-prayer session was specially arranged for the PM, the monk said, "It's a regular affair, the programme is held annually (on the occasion of National Youth Day). We have not arranged anything separately."
Despite the heightened security at Belur Math owing to the prime minister's visit, the mission authorities had on Sunday allowed common people to enter its premises.
"Since today is the birth anniversary of Swamiji, there was a huge rush. We had allowed the bhakts to enter the math till 8 am, following which it was temporarily closed for visitors. Once the PM left, the math started functioning like any other day," a senior official of the monastic order said.