Going down memory lane

When I was in primary school, a maulvi sahab, who was our physical education teacher, used to cane students if they were indisciplined or did not behave, says Rajnath Singh

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh recently attended the convocation at Lucknow University. Here is the story he told the students. “When I was in primary school, a maulvi sahab, who was our physical education teacher, used to cane students if they were indisciplined or did not behave. After the punishment, we would do the right thing. When I became education minister of Uttar Pradesh, on the way to my hometown, near Chandauli, I saw a 90-year-old man on the roadside, holding a garland. I immediately recognised him. He was my teacher. I got my vehicle to stop. The maulvi sahab