Prime Minister Narendra Modi Addresses Muslim University Aligarh Centennial Celebrations: Highlights

New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Muslim University of Aligarh (AMU) centennial celebrations via video conference.

Prime Minister Modi also released a postage stamp during the event. The Rector of Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin University and the Union Minister for Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, are present on the occasion.

The Prime Minister is accompanied by the Union Minister of Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. This is the first time that PM Modi has participated in a program at the Muslim University of Aligarh.

These are the highlights of PM Modi’s leadership:

• I would start by thanking you for making me part of your celebration and happiness for turning 100.
• I see the campus buildings lit up in celebrations. But these are not mere buildings, but the place from which countless alumni have contributed immensely to moving the nation forward.
• Wherever they are, the students of this prestigious institution have always made India proud.
• It is not just about graduates and students, but about the contribution of each and every one of the professors during the last 100 years, since the beginning of this university.
• Not just academically, but your contributions in other ways have also been extremely valuable to the nation. Recently, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the way they set up the facilities for check-ups, the way everyone helped those in need, as well as their significant contribution to the PM CARES fund show their sincere intent. towards working for the nation.
• At this prestigious university, if a student can assimilate their education in Urdu, they can also do so in Hindi. On the one hand, one can get knowledge about Arabic, on the other, we also in Sanskrit. On the one hand, you can learn the teachings of the Quran, while on the other, AMU teaches the teachings of the Gita and other scriptures as well. This is what India is all about, and this institution operates every day on that principle.
• Sir Syed Ahmed Khan said that when you receive education and enter the workplace, you must work for everyone, without any discrimination, without seeing caste, creed or religion. That is a thought that we must always carry with us.
• The Center works every day for the benefit of all its citizens. Central schemes, be they sanitary or gas and electricity connections, etc., benefit everyone.
• Public restrooms and amenities benefit everyone and all sectors of society.
• In fact, the dropout rate among Muslim girls has dropped from 70% to around 30% today, and we are working to minimize it even more.
• The government is focused on the education and empowerment of our Muslim daughters.
• The empowerment of women is critical to moving any nation forward. A good education leads to financial empowerment and financial empowerment leads a woman to make independent decisions. And that is key to moving both their families and the nation forward.
• I would love to hear from all of you at Aligarh Muslim University on how to make India self-sufficient and how to work to successfully bring “local to global”. Your ideas and suggestions are always welcome and highly valued.
• I want everyone to think about how we can build an Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-sufficient India).
• The alumni of this great institution have given our nation so many freedom fighters. Many from here helped India gain independence and stood shoulder to shoulder with all the other citizens. That contribution will always be remembered by everyone.
• The current generation of students now have to work to advance India and make it a world leader in all spheres … to make India self-sufficient.
• Today’s youth should work with a “nation first” attitude in mind, and the government is creating such an educational ecosystem. This will greatly help India to be a leader in the 21st century.
• The government is working to create more world-class institutions and increase education places so that more and more students get the best education. In 2014, India had 16 IITs, today there are 23 IITs. In 2014, we had 9 IIITs, today we have 25 IIITs. In 2014, there were 13 IIMs, today there are 20 IIMs. The same is true of medical education. In 2014, there were 7 AIIMS in India, today there are 22 AIIMS.
• Be it online education or offline education, it should reach everyone. That is our goal.
• When you turn 100, there is a lot of expectation from a prestigious institution like AMU.
• Everyone should investigate the contribution of many freedom fighters who may not be as well known. Make your contributions known to everyone in India.
• AMU has some treasures of knowledge on file. I urge everyone to make them available to all Indians, making them available digitally and virtually.
• Today the whole world is looking at India. The whole world is closely watching what India is doing and how we are doing it.
• We must work to make India truly self-sufficient. That is our goal. Sometimes there may be some political differences, but nothing beats nation building.
• 100 years ago, achieving our independence became common ground for all Indians, regardless of differences in personal opinions. Similarly, our common ground today is to advance India and make it self-sufficient and ensure nation-building.
• We must remember that politics can be an important part of the overall system, but there are many other things much more important than politics. Society as a whole is much larger than politics.
• When we speak of a new India, we urge that the development and progress of the nation not be viewed from a political perspective.
• Politics can wait, society can wait, but the development of the country cannot wait any longer, and neither do we want to. Much time has already been lost. We must act and no longer let time pass.
• There will always be some who will try to paralyze things based on their personal agendas, but if we can see the bigger picture, we will restrict their sabotage efforts. We must uphold India in all our decisions and all actions must lead to nation building.
• 27 years after 1920, we achieved our independence. We are now 27 years away from completing 100 years of our independence. We must all work hard to move India forward during these 27 years. And institutions like AMU play a vital role in the creation and development of a modern and scientific India.