The architect of modern India and our first PM! PM Modi pays tributes to Nehru on his 56th death anniversary
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New Delhi, May 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his 56th death anniversary. Nehru, the first prime minister of India, held office between August 1947 and May 1964. "Tributes to our first PM, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his death anniversary," the prime minister tweeted.
Congress leader and Nehru’s great-grandson Rahul Gandhi also remembered him. In his tweet, Rahul hailed Nehru as ‘great son of India’. “Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji was a brave freedom fighter, the architect of modern India & our first PM. A visionary, he is immortalised in the world class institutions he inspired, that have stood the test of time. On his death anniversary, my tribute to this great son of India,” read the tweet.
Tributes to our first PM, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his death anniversary.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 27, 2020
Pandit Jawahar;al Nehru passed away on May 27, 1964. The first Prime Minister of independent India breathed his last in Delhi. He was the PM from 1947 to 1964 till he died at the age of 74. Regarded as one of the most prominent politicians of India, Nehru was homeschooled till the age of 15, after which he went abroad for pursuing his higher studies.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji was a brave freedom fighter, the architect of modern India & our first PM. A visionary, he is immortalised in the world class institutions he inspired, that have stood the test of time.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 27, 2020
On his death anniversary, my tribute to this great son of India. pic.twitter.com/ZNUF4ksiDF
The eminent freedom fighter returned to India at the age of 22 in order to practice law with his father Motilal Nehru. One of India's finest politicians, Pandit Nehru was also fondly called 'Chacha Nehru' by children. Nehru loved children and his birthday is celebrated as Children’s Day.