"High Time We Shed...": Venkaiah Naidu Lauds Local Language Push In Exams

The former Vice President said that he always advocated the wider use of the mother tongue in education and that he is "pleased with this development".

Former Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday lauded UGC Chairman Jagadeesh Kumar for his letter to universities to allow students to write examinations in local languages even if the medium of instruction is English.

Taking to Twitter, Mr Naidu said, "The UGC Chairman, Prof. Jagadeesh Kumar deserves to be commended for his letter to Universities to allow students to write examinations in local languages even if the medium of instruction is English. Promotion of the teaching-learning process in the mother tongue is a welcome move."

The former Vice President said that he always advocated the wider use of the mother tongue in education and that he is "pleased with this development".

"It is high time we shed the colonial legacy which had been impeding our all-around socio-economic growth and give equal importance to local languages," he added.