NEW DELHI, Nov 11:
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to freedom fighter Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on his 133rd birth anniversary.
“My tributes to great freedom fighter, nationalist and educationist, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on his birth anniversary. He strove to promote national unity and value-based education,” Vice President Naidu tweeted.
Naidu said Azad will always be remembered for his invaluable role in India’s freedom struggle.
Taking to Twitte, the PM called him a path breaking thinker and intellectual whose role in the freedom struggle is inspiring.
Tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on his Jayanti. A pathbreaking thinker and intellectual, his role in the freedom struggle is inspiring. He was passionate about the education sector and worked to further brotherhood in society,” the Prime Minister wrote.
The birth anniversary of Azad is celebrated as ‘National Education Day’ every year on November 11. He was the first Education Minister of the country.
(UNI)
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