Centre renames Nehru Memorial Museum and Library as Prime Ministers’ Museum and Society
The Centre lately determined to rename Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) as Prime Ministers’ Museum and Society. Following this, the Congress on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Centre’s determination to rename Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.
Slamming the Centre, senior chief and Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh tweeted, “Pettiness & Vengeance, thy name is Modi. For over 59 years Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) has been a global intellectual lamdmark and treasure house of books & archives. It will henceforth be called Prime Ministers Museum & Society. What won’t Mr. Modi do to distort, disparage and destroy the name & legacy of the architect of the Indian nation-state. A small, small man overburdened by his insecurities is the self-styled Vishwaguru.”
Pettiness & Vengeance, thy identify is Modi. For over 59 years Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) has been a worldwide mental lamdmark and treasure home of books & archives. It will henceforth be known as Prime Ministers Museum & Society. What will not Mr. Modi do to distort,…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 16, 2023
This got here after a particular assembly of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society, resolved to alter its identify to the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society. The Special Meeting was presided by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who can also be the Vice-President of the Society.
Speaking to ANI, Vice Chairman, Executive Council, NMMLA, Surya Prakash mentioned, “The passage of the resolution by the General Body of this Society is not a small step. It is rather a very big step to reiterate our commitment to democracy and to acknowledge our national political leadership.”
“Hon’ble Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, Vice-President of the Society in his address welcomed the proposal for change in name, since in its new form the institution exhibits the contributions of all prime ministers from Jawaharlal Nehru to Narendra Modi and their responses to various challenges faced by them. Describing Prime Minister as an institution and comparing the journey of various prime ministers to the varied colours of a rainbow, Shri Rajnath Singh emphasized that all the colours of a rainbow have to be proportionately represented in order to make it beautiful. Thus the resolution has given a new name, respect to all our previous prime ministers and is democratic in content,” the official launch has said.
In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed the concept of organising a museum devoted to all of the prime ministers of India on the Teen Murti premises.
This mission was authorised by Executive Council, NMML in its 162nd assembly held on 25-11-2016. On April 21 final yr, The Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya was opened to the general public.
Interestingly, throughout the inauguration, regardless of having acquired an invite from the federal government, no member of the Nehru-Gandhi household was current for the perform. Three members of the Nehru-Gandhi household together with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi have served as Indian Prime Ministers prior to now.
The museum, which has seen an enormous footfall, is a seamless mix that begins on the renovated and refurbished Nehru Museum constructing, now utterly up to date with technologically superior shows on the life and contribution of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Housed in a brand new constructing the museum then goes on to inform the story of how our Prime Ministers navigated the nation by means of numerous challenges and ensured the all-round progress of the nation.
