(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to
the country's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his
death anniversary, Trend reports citing The Print.
In a tweet today, the Prime Minister wrote,“Tributes to Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his death anniversary.”
The official Twitter handle of the Congress party also paid
tributes to India's first Prime Minister, on his death
anniversary.
“A brave freedom fighter, the architect of modern India, a
statesman, a visionary, a patriot, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was a true
son of Bharat Mata. A billion salutes and billion tributes to our
first Prime Minister, on his death anniversary,” tweeted the
Congress party today.
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal also took to Twitter and
said,“A leader loved by young and old; A leader with an unmatched
vision; A leader solely dedicated to building a free & prospering
nation; Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was everything and beyond what India
needed in her first Prime Minister. On his death anniversary, my
humblest tributes to him.”
India is observing the death anniversary of the first Prime
Minister of the country — Jawaharlal Nehru. The first Prime
Minister had a prominent role in India's freedom struggle. In order
to free India from British rule, Nehru fought against the
Britishers and was among the key leaders of the Indian National
Congress (INC). On May 27, 1964, the first Prime Minister of India
took his last breath. He was the PM from 1947 to 1964 till he died
at the age of 74. He had a great fondness for kids, and children
use to call him Chacha Nehru.
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