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PM Modi greets teachers on occasion of Teacher's Day

| @indiablooms | Sep 05, 2017, at 02:56 pm
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the teachers on the occasion of Teacher's Day.

"On Teachers' Day, I salute the teaching community that is devoted to nurturing minds & spreading the joys of education in society," the Prime Minister's tweet read.

On the occasion, the Prime Minister also paid homage to Dr. S Radhakrishnan, the first Vice-President of India and the second President of the nation, on whose birthday the country celebrates Teacher's Day.

"My tributes to Dr. S Radhakrishnan, an outstanding teacher and statesman on his birth anniversary," his tweet read.

The Prime Minister said that teachers have a central role in realising the 'New India' dream.

"Teachers have a central role in realising our dream of a ‘New India’ that is driven by cutting edge research & innovation," he said.

"Let us make the next 5 years about 'teach to transform, educate to empower & learn to lead.'," an ensuing tweet read.

 

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