Srinagar, Sep 04: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday said that societies all around the world are indebted to teachers who not only impart academic knowledge but also share ethical values and imbibe morality that shape a student’s future and through him a nation’s.
“Teachers deserve our utmost gratitude and respect, the students in particular and society, in general, should be deferential towards teachers every time,” Dr Farooq said in his message on Teachers’ Day. He expressed gratitude to all the teachers for their efforts towards nation-building.
Omar Abdullah in his message said, “The day is marked by the birth anniversary of an iconic teacher and erudite personality, Sarvapali Rada Krishnan. My Grandfather Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah also started his career as a teacher. The welfare of teachers has always remained on the top of his priority list.”
