PM Modi, Venkaiah Naidu pay tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on start anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his start anniversary on Tuesday and mentioned he devoted his life to India’s unity and progress, and his lofty beliefs encourage tens of millions throughout the nation.
In a tweet, Modi mentioned, “I bow to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his Jayanti. His lofty ideals motivate millions across our nation. Dr. Mookerjee devoted his life towards India’s unity and progress. He also distinguished himself as a remarkable scholar and intellectual.”
I bow to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his Jayanti. His lofty beliefs encourage tens of millions throughout our nation. Dr. Mookerjee devoted his life in direction of India’s unity and progress. He additionally distinguished himself as a outstanding scholar and mental.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 6, 2021
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu additionally paid tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his start anniversary, describing him as a visionary statesman and a religious patriot.
“My respectful tributes to the visionary statesman & devout patriot, Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary today. Mookerjee was an eminent educationist, humanitarian and above all, a campaigner for national unity and integrity,” the Vice President Secretariat tweeted, quoting Naidu.
భరతమాత ముద్దుబిడ్డ, రాజనీతిజ్ఞుడు డా. శ్యామాప్రసాద్ ముఖర్జీ జయంతి సందర్భంగా వారి దివ్యస్మృతికి నివాళులు అర్పిస్తున్నాను. భారతదేశ ఐక్యత, సమగ్రతను కాపాడే దిశగా వారు చేసిన పోరాటం ప్రతి భారతీయుడికి ప్రేరణాత్మకం. విలువల కోసం కట్టుబడిన వారి జీవితం యువతకు స్ఫూర్తిదాయకం. pic.twitter.com/VEca2ZTStI
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) July 6, 2021
His legendary character continues to encourage many, Naidu mentioned.
Mookerjee, who based the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951, led a marketing campaign in opposition to Article 370, which gave particular powers to Jammu and Kashmir, and died beneath detention within the erstwhile state in 1953.
He was born in Kolkata in 1901.
The Jana Sangh was the progenitor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which was based in 1980.
