Congress pays rich tributes to Moulana Azad on 133rd birth anniversary

Telangana Congress Chief Revanth Reddy releases Special Notes Books on National Education Day

Congress will follow Moulana Azad’s ideology to fight communalism: Abdullah Sohail

Hyderabad, Nov 11 (Maxim News): The Congress party paid rich tributes to Moulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter and first Education Minister of independent India, on his 133rd birth anniversary on Thursday.

Led by its chairman Shaik Abdullah Sohail, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Minorities Department celebrated the occasion as National Education Day at a grand scale across the Telangana State. Special Note Books were released on the occasion while Best Teachers were also given awards. The Congress activists also distributed books, stationery items, food, fruits and other essentials among the poor and needy people.

TPCC President A. Revanth Reddy release a special commemorative Note Book with pictures of Moulana Azad at his residence in Jubilee Hills on Thursday morning.

Speaking on the occasion Revanth Reddy said that Moulana Azad’s contribution during the freedom movement and in building a strong nation post-independence could not be forgotten. He said Moulana Azad laid the foundation of modern education by establishing institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the University Grants Commission (UGC).

Inspired by the ideals of Moulana Azad, he said that the previous Congress governments took initiatives to impart education to all. He said that the Right to Education Act, enacted under the Congress-led UPA Govt at the Centre, was inspired by the teachings of Moulana Azad who had said, “Every individual has right to an education that will enable him to develop his faculties and live a full human life.”

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Later, the TPCC Minorities Dept organised an event at Indira Bhavan in Gandhi Bhavan premises to distribute 5,000 notebooks and felicitate 21 best teachers.

Speaking on the occasion, Abdullah Sohail said that Moulana Azad had laid a strong foundation for primary, secondary and higher education immediately after independence. He was such a great visionary that no other country could match the stature and quality of IITs, UGC, or other institutions even today.

He said Moulana Azad was against all forms of communalism and motivated everyone to believe in the ideals of secularism. He said that the teachings of Moulana Azad were highly relevant in the present circumstances.

He appealed to the Congress cadre to follow the principles and ideals of Moulana Azad if they want to succeed in their lives and careers.

The meeting was also addressed by AICC Secretary N.S. Bose Raju, senior leaders Mahesh Kumar Goud, Maheshwar Reddy, Zafar Javeed, Dr. Rohin Reddy, Feroz Khan and others.

The meeting concluded with Dua-e-Maghfirat by Shaik Abdullah Sohail for Moulana Azad. (Maxim News)

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