Expressing concern about the education system in India , Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that ‘what India needed was modernization, not westernization’.

Addressing students at Pune’s Fergusson College, Modi said: “Education has become a money-making business. We have become money-making machine from man-making machine. We need modernization, not westernization.“Since independence, we don't have a single education institution which can make us proud in the world,” he added. “This speech is of those people who are pro-active on social media and who have written to me, I am just lending my words to it,” he added. “Sixty-five per cent population in this country is young, we are youngest nation. India is fortunate to have this young population. The youth of this nation need the right direction, they play a vital role in nation-building,” he added.

His puppy remarks in an interview with Reuters caught headlines in Indian media two days back . It was in connection with the Gujarat riots that he had made the controversial statement inviting wide criticism from all non-NDA parties .