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English rhymes ‘Johnny Johnny’, ‘Rain Rain Go Away’ promote lying, selfishness: UP mantri

Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay has sparked controversy by deeming popular English nursery rhymes ‘Johnny Johnny, Yes Papa’ and ‘Rain Rain Go Away’ as detrimental to Indian culture. He argued the rhymes promote lying and selfishness, contrasting them with Indian values of collective welfare and selfless joy.

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