India, Oct. 9 -- LUCKNOW Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that after Independence, some people in India distorted the meaning of secularism, and championed those who mocked Indian traditions as the "true seculars".

Adityanath was in Jhansi to attend the concluding ceremony of the 36th Regional Sports Meet organised by Vidya Bharati Purvi, where he announced reward amounts for medal winners in Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth games, World Cup championship, SAF and National Games.

"After Independence, there was a race to appear secular. Institutions like Vidya Bharati recognised the danger of this thinking and worked, without any government support, to establish education centres rooted in national and cultural values," ...