VP advocates promotion of vernacular newspapers, mother tongue

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called for growth of vernacular newspapers, as they promote national languages and drive the prosperity of rural areas.

He also urged people to respect their mother tongue.

"I hope that more and more vernacular newspapers would come up in India, promoting regional languages and spearheading the prosperity of rural areas," Naidu said.

"Not only do the vernacular language newspapers reflect local aspirations, they are also much closer to the public. You can truly transform the rural landscape of India through your prudent, prompt and truthful reporting," he said at the centenary celebrations of premier Odia newspaper "The Samaja" here.

Naidu also said all efforts must be made to promote the Indian languages.

"We must all respect our mother tongue and after promoting our mother tongue, we can learn any other language," he said.

He also said all schools should promote mother tongue atleast up to primary level and urged people of ...