Venkaiah Naidu: 'English mind' is an illness, and not the language

Panaji, Sep 28 Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Friday said that "English mind" is a disease, and not the dialect, and expressed the nation ought to be pleased with its rich eritage.

Naidu's statement came in the background of specific remarks credited to him. Some area of the media had quoted Naidu as saying "English is an illness deserted by the British" amid a Hindi Day event held in New Delhi early this month.

"Some place I was talking about securing and empowering the native language and some segment of the media composed that I said English is (an) illness, I did not say english is (an) illness.

"English isn't (an) illness, yet English personality is (a) sickness which we have acquired from the Britishers," he said.

Naidu said tending to the fourth conference of the National Institute of Technology Goa (NIT Goa) here.

"Britishers have left however they have made a feeling of inadequacy. They have given the prospect that Britishers are extraordinary, nonnatives are incredible and we are nothing.

"We should leave this attitude. We should feel glad for our legacy, our past and our extraordinary pioneers of this nation," the VP included.

Naidu reviewed that India never assaulted any nation, yet it was "destroyed" by trespassers.

"They (invaders) ruled us, they demolished us. Not just they demolished us monetarily, they destroyed us rationally moreover. A portion of the general population are experiencing that infection," he said.

The VP demanded that Indians must return to its underlying foundations.

"Wherever you go please do not forget your commitment towards the general public and the country. In the event that you make commitment to the piece of the general public with the awareness of other's expectations you will dependably be recollected that," he advised the graduating students.

Naidu also exhorted them to save India's way of life and regard nature.

"Protecting society is essential. Regarding nature is also very important. Offer and care is the center of Indian rationality and we should save that reasoning. Give us a chance to give up the frontier mentality.

Naidu said as the director of the Rajya Sabha he has executed "little" changes in the Upper House.

"Give us a chance to give up the frontier minds. I have done some little changes in the Rajya Sabha. At the point when any pastor needed to lay paper on the table they used to state 'I ask to table'. I said asking whom. I said we should state 'I present a paper or lay on the table'.

"We say great morning, great evening, goodbye. I have no issue. We say great morning or great evening regardless of whether it is great or terrible. The route is to state 'namaskar'. Namaskar is our 'sanskar' (values). The plain motion of 'namaskar' originates from heart," he said.

Naidu said individuals from a family should try to talk in their primary language.

"Keep in mind your mom and father who gave you birth. Keep in mind your local place. Keep in mind your first language.

"We have lovely dialects. We ought to dependably regard them. Attempt to banter inside the family, society in primary language," he included.

The VP said there is nothing incorrectly in learning English or some other remote dialect.

"You can learn as many languages as you need. You can learn Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, there is not much. We should talk about and banter in our first language.

"I have allowed 22 languages, including Konkani (an unmistakable dialect of Goa) in the Rajya Sabha," he included.