When Rajnath Singh met the Maulvi saab who caned him as a kid and got emotional
(WorldNews India)

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today recalled how a teacher, who used to cane him and his classmates, waited on the roadside to garland him when he became a minister in the Uttar Pradesh government. At the convocation of Lucknow University, an emotional Singh remembered that when he was traveling to his hometown, he saw the "Maulvi sahab" holding a garland to welcome him. But as a tribute to his teacher, who was particular about discipline, the minister garlanded the Maulvi sahab instead. "When I was in primary school, a Maulvi sahab, who was our physical education teacher, used to cane students if they indulged in indiscipline. After the punishment, we would do the right...