Ministers pay homage to former Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 111th birth anniversary
Shastri, born in the year 1904 in Varanasi to Ramdulari Devi and Sharada Prasad Srivastava rose to prominence in the 1920’s after joining the freedom movement.
His slogan, ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer) was widely accepted by the Indians and motivated them against the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965.
He died a sitting Prime Minister in Tashkent, Uzbekistan under mysterious circumstances.
Paying his tribute, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter: “I bow to the proud son of India, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary.”
Railway Minister of India, Suresh Prabhu wrote: “Tributes to Lal Bahadur Shastri ji,unforgettable,great son of India,who led our country with simplicity at difficult times.”
Shastri was the First Indian to posthumously receive the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award, in 1966, the year of his death.
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