New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, on his birth anniversary and said that his thoughts and ideas give strength to millions across the country.
"I bow to Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his Jayanti. A devout patriot, he made exemplary contributions towards India's development. He made courageous efforts to further India's unity. His thoughts and ideals give strength to millions across the nation," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.
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I bow to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his Jayanti. A devout patriot, he made exemplary contributions towards India’s development. He made courageous efforts to further India’s unity. His thoughts and ideals give strength to millions across the nation.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 6, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">I bow to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his Jayanti. A devout patriot, he made exemplary contributions towards India’s development. He made courageous efforts to further India’s unity. His thoughts and ideals give strength to millions across the nation.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 6, 2020I bow to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his Jayanti. A devout patriot, he made exemplary contributions towards India’s development. He made courageous efforts to further India’s unity. His thoughts and ideals give strength to millions across the nation.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 6, 2020
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar also paid tribute to Mookerjee and said that he sacrificed his life for the unity and integrity of India.
Meanwhile, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu also remembered Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary, saying his love for the motherland will always remain an inspiration for every Indian.
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Remembering the great nationalist, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary today. He was an accomplished barrister, philosopher and educationist of great repute. #SyamaPrasadMookerjee pic.twitter.com/HhNuDK1vbu
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) July 6, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Remembering the great nationalist, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary today. He was an accomplished barrister, philosopher and educationist of great repute. #SyamaPrasadMookerjee pic.twitter.com/HhNuDK1vbu
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) July 6, 2020Remembering the great nationalist, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary today. He was an accomplished barrister, philosopher and educationist of great repute. #SyamaPrasadMookerjee pic.twitter.com/HhNuDK1vbu
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) July 6, 2020
"He was a great patriot who fought relentlessly to preserve national unity and total integration of Jammu & Kashmir into India.
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He was a great patriot who fought relentlessly to preserve national unity and total integration of Jammu & Kashmir into India. His love for motherland will always remain an inspiration for every Indian. #SyamaPrasadMookerjee
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) July 6, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">He was a great patriot who fought relentlessly to preserve national unity and total integration of Jammu & Kashmir into India. His love for motherland will always remain an inspiration for every Indian. #SyamaPrasadMookerjee
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) July 6, 2020He was a great patriot who fought relentlessly to preserve national unity and total integration of Jammu & Kashmir into India. His love for motherland will always remain an inspiration for every Indian. #SyamaPrasadMookerjee
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) July 6, 2020
His love for motherland will always remain an inspiration for every Indian," the official Twitter account of the Vice President of India tweeted.
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Naidu said Mookerjee was an accomplished barrister, philosopher and educationist of great repute.
He was the youngest ever vice-chancellor of Calcutta University and served the nation with distinction as Independent India's first Minister of Industry and Supply, the vice president observed.
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He was the youngest ever Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University and served the nation with distinction as Independent India’s first Minister of Industry and Supply. #SyamaPrasadMookerjee
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) July 6, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">He was the youngest ever Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University and served the nation with distinction as Independent India’s first Minister of Industry and Supply. #SyamaPrasadMookerjee
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) July 6, 2020He was the youngest ever Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University and served the nation with distinction as Independent India’s first Minister of Industry and Supply. #SyamaPrasadMookerjee
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) July 6, 2020
Meanwhile, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said that the former would have been "proud" as his [Mookerjee] party played a key role in the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir last year.
"Mookerjee will be very proud today that the members of the party formed by him played a key role in the abrogation of Article 370 in the Parliament. The country will always remain thankful to PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and the Parliament for this step. Both Mookerjee and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay were the icons of the country in the last century, especially for our party", the minister said during a speech addressing the party workers.
Last year on August 5, the BJP-led NDA government abrogated Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir resulting in two Union Territories -- J-K and Ladakh.
While urging BJP leaders and workers to spread Mookerjee's messages, the minister added, "Most of us have probably never seen him. We only heard of him and listened to his speeches. We must spread his teachings to the next generation."
Mookerjee was born on July 6, 1901, in Kolkata. He was a prominent Indian politician, barrister and academician and served as the Minister for Industry and Supply in the Jawaharlal Nehru cabinet.
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