Paying tributes to Shastri, who epitomised simplicity, lived for nation!
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New Delhi, October 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday remembered Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 116th birth anniversary as someone who 'epitomised simplicity and lived for the welfare of our nation'. “Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji was humble and firm. He epitomised simplicity and lived for the welfare of our nation. We remember him on his Jayanti with a deep sense of gratitude for everything he has done for India,” PM Modi said.
He visited his memorial Vijay Ghat in Delhi to pay his respects to Lal Bahadur Shastri. Also, sons of former PM Shastri, Sunil Shastri and Anil Shastri paid tribute at Vijay Ghat on his birth anniversary.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji was humble and firm.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 2, 2020
He epitomised simplicity and lived for the welfare of our nation.
We remember him on his Jayanti with a deep sense of gratitude for everything he has done for India. pic.twitter.com/bTV6886crz
President Ram Nath Kovind took to Twitter and paid homage to Lal Bahadur Shastri. "A great son of India, he served our nation with exceptional dedication. His fundamental role in the Green Revolution, the White Revolution and wartime leadership continue to inspire the nation," the President tweeted.
Today we remember former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary. A great son of India, he served our nation with exceptional dedication. His fundamental role in the Green Revolution, the White Revolution and wartime leadership continue to inspire the nation.
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) October 2, 2020
Born in Uttar Pradesh in 1904, Lal Bahadur Shastri shares his birthday with Mahatma Gandhi. He was the second prime minister of India and served from 1964 to 1966. During the 1965 India-Pak war, when the country faced food scarcity Lal Bahadur Shastri, who was the Prime Minister then, stopped drawing his salary.
Shastri was a man of tremendous integrity; he resigned from his post of Railways Minister because he felt responsible for a railway accident which had killed many people. He died in Tashkent on January 11, 1966, at the age of 61, soon after signing the Tashkent Pact with Pakistan.
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