Advani terms liberation from western culture as real freedom

“Real freedom will come only when we free ourselves of the domination of western education, western culture and western way of living which had been ingrained in us. Emancipation from this culture would mean real freedom for us,” he said.

In his address, after launching the platinum jubilee celebrations of Jaigopal Garodia National Higher Secondary School at suburban Tambaram here, the former Deputy Prime Minister also said universities should produce “true servants, who will live and die for the country’s freedom.” 

The Lok Sabha MP, who had laid the foundation stone for the first building at the new premises of the school in 1979 as the then Information and Broadcasting Minister, stressed on the need for humility. 

Referring to a saying, he said, “Ornament for education is humility. If you become a person, who has many degrees that should never make you proud. Pride leads to a fall,” the leader said, adding, “Humility is the greatest virtue.” 

Earlier, Advani also honoured two headmasters of the school. A host of leaders including Rajya Sabha MPs La Ganesan (BJP) and V Maithreyan (AIADMK) and DMK MLA SR Raja participated in the celebrations.