V. Muraleedharan: Pradhan’s resignation foiled Opposition’s ‘despicable tactic’

Reacting to the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following the youth and student protests, former Union minister and BJP leader V. Muraleedharan said only a true patriot can take such a stand despite having done nothing wrong.

In a Facebook post, Muraleedharan said Pradhan did not want destructive forces to ignite an agitation that would consume the Indian youth. The Opposition’s tactic of pulling hot chestnuts out of the fire using children has come to an end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, he said in a post on Saturday.

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“I have personally known Dharmendra Pradhan’s political honesty and sense of justice since my time with the ABVP. The interventions he made for the poor through schemes like the Ujjwala Yojana while he was the Petroleum Minister, and the projects he implemented in the energy sector that boosted the country, all underline the excellence of his administration,” he said.

“Dharmendra Pradhan’s contributions in implementing the National Education Policy, which has radically changed the education sector, are also very great. He will continue to be active in the public sphere as a strong leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The winners here are Narendra Modi and Dharmendra Pradhan. Congratulations to Dharmendra Pradhan, who has resigned from the post of Education Minister to prevent anti-national forces from conquering the Indian youth, “ wrote Muraleedharan in his Facebook post.