Education truly is an important factor in our lives. It's what shapes us, and makes us who we really are. And if we get good quality education, we have more to be grateful for! But some of our ministers happen to disagree with the quality of education we're receiving and they have their own opinions and views on how they perceive education entirely.

I remember I had a friend who studied in a convent school and even though her schooling environment was quite strict and orthodox, the school emphasised on secularity quite heavily. I found that rather remarkable and engaging as kids were exposed to not just studying the Bible, but also the Bhagavad Gita, the Quran and even the Guru Granth Sahib. All festivals were celebrated equally, be it Christmas, Diwali or even Eid and I thought there was no education as fulfilling as the one my friend's school provided. But in lieu of the same, perceptions have changed and how and our authorities have actually questioned the sanctity of education provided to students by convent or missionary schools.

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Union Minister of Animal Husbandry, dairy and fisheries, Giriraj Singh said that students from missionary and convent schools aren't 'sansakari' enough, as he negated the fact that they've received any form of quality education at all.

According to a report by The Hindu, this is what the Union Minister said while addressing a gathering at Begusarai recently:

“The students who go to missionary schools, though qualify IIT and become engineers, but when they go abroad most of them start eating beef because they do not know about our 'sanskaar' and 'sanskriti' (traditional values and culture).”

If this wasn't enough, the Hindustan Times reported that Singh also made comments on how every missionary school should teach 'shlokas' (verses) from religious texts such as the Bhagvat Gita and the Hanuman Chalisa as a sure shot way to resolve the 'problem'.

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Well, as shocking as this statement may sound, it's actually now a normal occurrence and expectancy from the current government. Their constant absurd statements to promote Hindu ideology has become a part and parcel of how the government actually functions. But even so, Twitter didn't take this statement sitting down and people reacted in the funniest way to what our beloved Union Minister had to say about 'quality' education in the country.

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Enjoy!

— Suvendu Rout (@suvendu_bapu) January 4, 2020

Is Giriraj Singh paying for what Indians are eating abroad https://t.co/44ZrkhVqOP

— sanjoy adhikari (@sanjoy1110) January 3, 2020

Children who study in missionary schools lack 'sanskaar' - Giriraj Singh

Advani ji studied in St Patrick's High School, Karachi!

— Rashid Hussain (@koolrash2002) January 3, 2020

So the biggest concern this government has is indians eating beef..this is what we have come to...the cow is holier than thou!Indians abroad eating beef, a matter of concern, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh | City - Times of India Videos https://t.co/nJofQ3UbHj

— Rana (@Rana52762809) January 3, 2020

Of course it's a matter of concern. Why are Indians going abroad? Only to eat delicious beef steaks? #GirirajSingh

— Hubert D S Fernandes (@Hubert75000680) January 3, 2020

Very bad, Howdies! Preaching to Indians from foreign shores and then sneaking off to eat beef. Good that Giriraj Singh has called out the hypocrisy of Howdies! https://t.co/HzbN1jW5aK

— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) January 2, 2020

By the way we are second largest exporter of Beef After Brazil. We are only sending that beef for our NRIs.

— Sakshi Joshi (@sakshijoshii) January 2, 2020

Do our food and education choices really define how 'sanskari' we are? Well, given the current situation, I believe they really do!

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